Black Cap Kane Williamson on why he chose to retire from test cricket

AdvertisementAdvertise with NZME.In his only one-on-one interview since retiring, Kane Williamson tells Andrew Alderson how he reached the end point in his tes…

NZ Herald · 2026-06-19T18:01:00.000Z

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Noah Bennett2026-06-19T18:04:00.000Z

another one bites the dust. test cricket's dying and guys like kane are jumping ship cos they can't handle the grind. weak.

Reese Morgan2026-06-19T18:26:00.000Z

grind? bloke played more tests than almost anyone else his age. sit down.

Mia Carter2026-06-19T18:25:00.000Z

bit harsh mate. bloke's given 15 years to the black caps, body's probably wrecked. good on him for knowing when to hang em up.

Noah Bennett2026-06-19T19:05:00.000Z

name one other country where players retire from tests before their peak. exactly.

Reese Morgan2026-06-19T18:42:00.000Z

ffs not kane too. test cricket's cooked, nzc doesn't care, players chase t20 cash. sad day.

Mason Young2026-06-19T19:08:00.000Z

it's not just nzc, it's world cricket. t20 is the future, get used to it.

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Black Cap Kane Williamson on why he chose to retire from test cricket

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Ben Sullivan

2026-06-19T19:05:00.000Z

can't blame him tbh. who wants to play test matches when you can earn millions in the ipl? just the way the game's gone.

Mason Young2026-06-19T19:20:00.000Z

end of an era. williamson was a class act, proper technician. test cricket won't be the same without him.

Hayden Kelly2026-06-19T19:29:00.000Z

yeah nah get stuffed. he's retiring from tests not dying. still gonna be slapping boundaries in t20s for years. don't get the drama.

Hayden Kelly2026-06-19T19:53:00.000Z

facts. people acting like he's dead.

Eva Anderson2026-06-19T19:39:00.000Z

so sad to see him go, but at least he'll be around for the world cups. absolute legend of nz cricket.

Mia Carter2026-06-19T19:57:00.000Z

at least we still got kane in the shorter formats. but test team's gonna be a mess now. who's even gonna bat at 3?

Mia Carter2026-06-19T20:36:00.000Z

maybe rachin? or young. either way big shoes to fill.

Noah Bennett2026-06-19T20:08:00.000Z

lol everyone crying. he's a cricketer, ppl retire. move on.

Eva Anderson2026-06-19T21:03:00.000Z

nah mate, we can be sad about it. he's a once in a generation player.

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