MUMBAI: “You want us to retire?” said Kane Williamson in jest. The Black Caps captain was responding to a query about whether the senior players in his side had played in their last World Cup together, after New Zealand were eliminated from the 2023 World Cup with a 70-run defeat to India in the first semifinal at the Wankhede Stadium on Wednesday.
Considering that they are all in their 30s, this could be the last hurrah for New Zealand’s ‘golden generation’ of players, which, besides Williamson, include seamers Trent Boult and Tim Southee, and wicketkeeper-batter Tom Latham.
