{"id":15154908,"date":"2026-06-12T11:11:00","date_gmt":"2026-06-12T15:11:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.inthacity.com\/news\/new-zealand-legend-announces-immediate-retirement-from-international-cricket-midway-through-england-test-series\/"},"modified":"2026-06-12T16:10:46","modified_gmt":"2026-06-12T20:10:46","slug":"new-zealand-legend-announces-immediate-retirement-from-international-cricket-midway-through-england-test-series","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.inthacity.com\/news\/new-zealand-legend-announces-immediate-retirement-from-international-cricket-midway-through-england-test-series\/","title":{"rendered":"New Zealand legend announces immediate retirement from international cricket midway through England Test series"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>New Zealand&#8217;s leading international run-scorer Kane Williamson has announced his retirement from international cricket with immediate effect, bringing the curtain down on a career that spanned 16 years and 378 matches across formats.<\/p>\n<p class=\"inmi-source\">Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wisden.com\/cricket-news\/new-zealand-legend-kane-williamson-announces-immediate-retirement-from-international-cricket-midway-through-england-test-series\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Sports &#8211; 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