New Zealand legend Kane Williamson calls time on T20 International career
New Zealand legend Kane Williamson has announced his retirement from T20 International cricket with immediate effect to focus on the other two formats of the game.
Kane Williamson rejoins Durban's Super Giants ahead of fourth season of SA20
The 35-year-old represented DSG in last season's SA20, scoring 233 runs at an average of 46.60 and a strike rate of 118.87 in eight games, but was released ahead of the mega auction in September.
Williamson recently announced his retirement from international T20s but will continue to explore opportunities in franchise leagues having already played in the T20 Blast and the Hundred earlier this year.
Last month, he was appointed Lucknow Super Giants' (LSG) strategic advisor in the IPL.
Williamson will join Afghanistan spinner Noor Ahmad, West Indies all-rounder Sunil Narine, England wicketkeeper-batter Jos Buttler and former Namibia cricketer David Wiese as the international players in the DSG squad.
The fourth season of the SA20 will kick off on 26 December with the Super Giants taking on defending champions MI Cape Town at Newlands.
Durban's Super Giants squad: Marques Ackerman, David Bedingham, Eathan Bosch, Jos Buttler, Devon Conway, Gerald Coetzee, Tony de Zorzi, Daryn Dupavillon, Dayyaan Galiem, Kane Williamson, Evan Jones, Heinrich Klaasen, Aiden Markram, Sunil Narine, Noor Ahmad, Andile Simelane, David Wiese, Gysbert Wege, Kwena Maphaka
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