Kane Williamson retires from international cricket
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New Zealand cricket legend Kane Williamson has retired from all international cricket with immediate effect.
The 35-year-old said he felt now was the right time.
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“I've given everything to this team, and it's given me a lot more in return. When I look at the dressing room now, and I see the talent and the journey that I think this team is looking to go on, it just feels like the right time for me to step away, and I feel really good about it.
He featured in the first Test against England at Lord's, scoring a duck and 18, but will play no further part in the three-match series, which will resume at The Oval on 17 June.
He retires as New Zealand's leading all-format run-scorer, with 19,346 runs, including 48 centuries and six double hundreds, in 378 appearances between 2010 and 2026.
As the Black Caps' most prolific Test batter, he scored 9,515 runs at an average of 54.06, including 33 centuries, in 110 matches.
