Kane Williamson stepped down from Test captaincy on Thursday (December 15) and pacer Tim Southee has been handed the leadership role. Southee has played 346 international matches, led 22 times in T20Is, and will captain the team in the first Test in Karachi. Tom Latham will be his deputy. But Williamson will continue to lead in the ODIs and T20Is.
"Captaining the Black Caps in Test cricket has been an incredibly special honor," the 32-year-old said after stepping down from the role.
"Captaining comes with an increased workload on and off the field and at this stage of my career, I feel the time is right for the decision. After discussions with the NZC, we felt that continuing to captain the white-ball formats was preferable with two World Cups in the next two years," added Williamson.
Williamson, who is considered one of the best modern-day Test batters, received the captaincy reins in 2016 after Brandon McCullum relinquished the role. Considered a classy and humble cricketer, he has achieved a lot of feats as a player as well as a Kiwi skipper. This article will highlight the Kane Williamson Test captaincy records.
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Kane Williamson led his team to the World Test Championship title in 2021
New Zealand has often had a bit of bad luck in the ICC events. But Williamson led his team to the inaugural World Championship title in 2021. The Blackcaps won the match by eight wickets by beating India by 8 wickets at the Rose Bowl stadium in Southampton.
Kane Williamson has won 22 matches out of 40 as Test skipper
He stands second on the list of the number of matches won as a Kiwi skipper. With 22 wins from 40 matches (10 losses and eight draws), he is just behind Stephen Fleming (28 from 80 games). However, Williamson has the best win% of all the Kiwi Test skippers. He has the best average of 55 as a Black Caps skipper.
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Most Test Centuries by a Skipper
Williamson’s 11 out of his 24 tons came as a skipper, which is a record for a Kiwi skipper. He also averages 52.62 as a Test batter, but as a captain, it’s still better with 57.43.
He has scored 3,351 runs as a captain, which is also the highest by a Kiwi captain.
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