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Cricket News: Will Kane Williamson continue playing T20 cricket? | Kane Williamson on whether he will play T20 cricket
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New Zealand skipper Kane Williamson has revealed that the Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) management had informed him about their decision to release him and hence he was not particularly surprised at the call.
Williamson insisted that he wishes to continue playing all three formats and warded off any questions over hanging his boots from T20 cricket.
I love playing all formats, including T20 – Kane Williamson
“There are a lot of competitions around the world, and the IPL is certainly an amazing competition to be a part of,” Williamson was quoted in a report by ESPNcricinfo.
He added, “You see players play for different teams all the time. There are a lot of options, lot of cricket, so for me, I love playing all formats.”
“That’s the way it goes, I had a really enjoyable time at SRH, I have a lot of fond memories. It wasn’t a surprise when it [retention list] was officially released,” the 32-year-old quipped on his final communication with the SRH management.
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The SRH management is certainly eyeing a mini-rebuild in the upcoming auction as they now have the biggest purse amongst all teams, i.e. Rs 42.25 crore. Williamson cost them Rs 14 crore as their top retention last year and releasing him along with Rs 11.25 crore worth Nicholas Pooran has significantly bolstered their ability to spend big next month.
Williamson had led SRH with aplomb to finish as the runners-up in the 2018 edition of the tournament. However, he struggled to get going with the bat last year as he scored only 216 runs in 13 innings at a strike rate of 93.50.
The Kiwi captain was also bothered constantly by a troublesome elbow condition. Williamson, however, is harboring his hopes on the player auction next month, having said that he is going to wait and watch till then. He refused to comment on any approaches by other IPL teams so far.
Williamson’s strike rate has been under scanner in T20Is as well. He has scored at a rate of 117.32 and 119 in T20Is in 2021 and 2022 respectively. Regardless of that, his stature is arguably big enough to command a bidding war in the auction next month.
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