Off The Field

Kane Williamson Wants To Continue In All Formats Despite Yet Another World Cup Exit

Written by Sumit Seth

New Zealand captain Kane Williamson has no plans to give up any format of the game despite losing a chance to lift the T20 World Cup title for the second consecutive year. Williamson’s place in the T20 squad will come under review after the right-hander looked far from fluent in the ongoing showpiece, as New Zealand returned empty-handed from a fifth successive white-ball World Cup, despite making the semifinals in all of them.

“Yeah, I certainly love playing in all the formats. There’s a lot of cricket, and so that needs to be managed a little bit,” the 32-year-old said after New Zealand’s seven-wicket loss to Pakistan in the first semifinal here on Wednesday.

“It’s a changing landscape with players all around the world at the moment, and we’ve seen it in our camp, as well.

“After these sorts of events you sort of sit down and give yourself a chance to reflect and sort of look at what’s coming up,” he added.

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