An era ended in New Zealand cricket, legendary batsman Kane Williamson announced his retirement.

New Zealand Cricket Legend Retires: New Zealand cricket’s legendary batsman and former captain Kane Williamson has announced his retirement from international cricket at the age of 35. Williamson has surprised everyone by deciding to end his 16-year long cricket career. With his decision, a golden era in New Zealand cricket has also come to an end.

Kane Williamson announced his retirement

Former New Zealand cricket team captain and veteran batsman Kane Williamson has retired from international cricket on Friday, June 12. This legendary Kiwi batsman, who was the identity of New Zealand cricket for almost 16 years, has surprised everyone by announcing his retirement with immediate effect. Williamson had played for New Zealand this month in the Lord’s Test match against England. Now this has become the last match of his career.

“It’s a team I love and it’s so dear to my heart”

Thank you for the memories, Kane 🖤🤍 pic.twitter.com/u1qBOMEfzy

— BLACKCAPS (@BLACKCAPS) June 12, 2026

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Scored the most runs for New Zealand

35-year-old veteran batsman Kane Williamson has ended his international career as New Zealand’s highest run-scorer. While playing for the Kiwi team, he scored 19,346 runs in 378 international matches, which included 48 centuries. He made his international debut against India on 10 August 2010.

Kane Williamson International Career

Talking about the international career of 35-year-old Kane Williamson, he has played 110 Tests, 175 ODIs and 93 T20 matches for New Zealand. In 195 Test innings, he has scored 9515 runs at a strike rate of 51.98, which includes 58 half-centuries and 33 centuries. In 167 innings of ODI, he scored 7257 runs at a strike rate of 81.61, which included 47 half-centuries and 15 centuries. Apart from this, in 90 innings of T20, Williamson scored 2575 runs at a strike rate of 122.98, which included 18 half-centuries.