Career That Defined An Era

Kane Williamson's departure closes the book on one of the most successful careers in New Zealand cricket history. As captain, he guided the Black Caps to two ICC Cricket World Cup finals, three semi-final appearances and the country's historic ICC World Test Championship triumph in 2021.

His leadership style, consistency and calm presence earned praise throughout the cricketing community.

Among his many individual achievements were the ICC Cricketer of the Year award in 2015 and the ICC Test Cricketer of the Year honour in 2019.

Williamson finishes his international career as New Zealand's highest run-scorer across formats, accumulating 19,346 runs. His remarkable record includes more than 9,500 Test runs, 48 international centuries and six double-hundreds, cementing his legacy as one of the modern game's true greats.