Kane Williamson

2022 - 12 - 16

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Kane Williamson led the Black Caps to unprecedented success as ... (Stuff.co.nz)

Black Caps coach Gary Stead, new test captain Tim Southee, former skipper Kane Williamson and NZ Cricket boss David White at Thursday's announcement. ANALYSIS: ...

Williamson said not captaining the test team will reduce his workload. If quality local sport journalism is important to you, become a Stuff supporter today. A beautiful mind crunching all the player stats. You need journalists close enough to smell the liniment. [By the numbers: Kane Williamson steps down as Black Caps' most successful test captain](https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/cricket/black-caps/130772100/by-the-numbers-kane-williamson-steps-down-as-black-caps-most-successful-test-captain?rm=a) [stood down from the captaincy of the Black Caps test side](https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/cricket/black-caps/130769644/tim-southee-replaces-kane-williamson-as-black-caps-test-cricket-captain) on Thursday ahead of their tour against Pakistan with the best leadership record in New Zealand’s test cricket history.

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Kane Williamson step down as test captains, pens a heartfelt note (Economic Times)

After taking charge in 2016 Williamson captained New Zealand in 40 tests - with 22 wins, 10 defeats and eight draws - and led the team to victory over India ...

He said captaincy taught him a lot, and he was grateful for the experience, though it was time for someone else to step up and lead the team. The decision to relinquish the captaincy came after a series of poor performances by the Kiwis since winning the World Test Championship. He will remain New Zealand's white-ball captain and will continue to play in all three formats.

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'It's End Of An Era': Kane Williamson Steps Down From Test Captaincy (Man's World India)

Kane Williamson has resigned from Test captaincy with immediate effect. New Zealand Cricket (NZC) has appointed Tim Southee as his successor.

Williamson took the reign of Test captaincy from Brendon McCullum in 2016 and has since led the team on 40 occasions, winning 22 and losing 10. “Captaincy comes with an increased workload on and off the field and at this stage of my career, I feel the time is right for this decision. “Captaining the BLACKCAPS in Test cricket has been an incredibly special honor,” Williamson said.

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Kane Williamson steps down as New Zealand Test captain: A look at ... (SportsTiger)

New Zealand's Kane Williamson stepped down from Test captaincy on Thursday. Tim Southee has been appointed as skipper of New Zealand team in Test cricket, ...

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Kane Williamson steps down as New Zealand test captain - New ... (New Delhi Times)

Kane Williamson has stepped down as New Zealand test cricket captain after a tenure that was the most successful of any Black Caps skipper.

“Kane has guided the test team through an immensely successful period which is testament to his ability to bring people together and work towards a common goal,” Stead said. Williamson also will continue to captain New Zealand in both white-ball formats. He guided New Zealand to victory last year in the inaugural World Test Championship.

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Cricket: Why Kane Williamson stepped down as Black Caps test ... (New Zealand Herald)

With an unrelenting schedule, Kane Williamson hopes this move will help extend his career.

“This is an opportunity for us to keep growing as a unit as well – it’s not necessarily about the end of Kane Williamson.” “It’s about looking to be proactive and looking ahead about the volume of cricket coming up. “It is a privilege and an honour, but a challenge as well. Discussions about splitting the burden had intensified in the last few months, a natural step at the end of any cycle. “There’ll be a bit of a transition, having done it in this format for a long time. And it’s those twin intentions that prompted Williamson to relinquish the reins.

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Tim Southee replaces Kane Williamson as NZ test captain (Minute Mirror)

After taking over in 2016, Williamson led New Zealand to triumph over India in the first World Test Championship final in 2021. He captained the team in 40 ...

He captained the team in 40 tests, with 22 victories, 10 losses, and eight ties. Southee said it’s been a big honour to be named test captain, adding that the past four days have been strange. Southee will lead the test team for their upcoming assignment, a two-match series in Pakistan that will begin later this month.

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McCullum gushes over Williamson's Test tenure, endorses “free ... (SEN)

“But I guess there's two parts to it: one is I think Tim Southee will do a fabulous job and he'll get all the support in the world from Kane as a foot soldier ...

“I think it’s a really good appointment, to be honest. He’s left the blazer in a better position than he found it, which was obviously off me. “He’s done a remarkable job and I look forward to sitting down with him at some stage and opening a nice bottle of wine and toasting to everything that he’s achieved.” “I think the second part is what an amazing job Kane did as captain of the Blackcaps for as long as he did. “But I guess there’s two parts to it: one is I think Tim Southee will do a fabulous job and he’ll get all the support in the world from Kane as a foot soldier now, just as Tim gave everything that he could as a foot soldier to Kane in his captaincy. “I didn’t think Kane was ready to step away just yet even though there’d been a couple of conversations recently,” McCullum told SENZ Breakfast.

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Cricket: Andrew Alderson - Why Kane Williamson was the Black ... (New Zealand Herald)

Kane Williamson's test captaincy has left an indelible mark on New Zealand cricket history. Regardless of where the Black Caps venture under the guidance of his ...

The loyal fortress surrounding the team might provide vanilla “trusting the process” type copy at times, but has been intrinsic in creating an environment of trust. His test captaincy was marked by a lack of panic under pressure, an ethos that seeped like osmosis through the team. He had 40 matches in charge for a 55 percent winning record of 22 victories, 10 losses and eight draws. Williamson taught a legion of fans that victories are constructed by feel rather than painted by numbers. He has never sacrificed sincerity or manners at the altar of bravado. He worked on the basis the game was nurtured and grown in the community on the basis of what the public saw of his side’s actions.

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