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IPL Reject Kane Williamson To Captain London Spirit In The Hundred 2025

Aakash Saini

Kane Williamson [Source: @gujarat_titans/x]Kane Williamson [Source: @gujarat_titans/x]

Kane Williamson has signed a deal with the London Spirit franchise to feature in The Hundred 2025 season later this year. It is worth noting that the legendary New Zealand batter went unsold at the IPL 2025 mega auction last November.

Williamson will also lead the franchise, taking over the captaincy responsibility from Dan Lawrence after the team finished at the bottom of the points table last year.

Kane Williamson joins London Spirit as captain

Kane Williamson will play, and also lead the London Spirit franchise in Men’s The Hundred 2025 season. On February 17, the franchise roped in the legendary New Zealand batter and confirmed the same through their social media accounts.


The upcoming season will also mark Kane Williamson’s maiden outing in The Hundred, ECB’s unique 100-ball tournament that launched in 2021.

The Hundred 2025 season is scheduled to launch on August 5 with a match between London Spirit and Oval Invincibles at the former’s home ground, i.e., the iconic Lord’s in London.

Kane Williamson stats

Kane Williamson, a veteran of 262 T20 matches, has already played 39 matches in the ECB-backed Vitality T20 Blast competition since his tournament debut in 2011. Overall, Williamson has hauled 6,675 runs across all his T20 appearances at a batting average of 31.93.

He has played 93 of his 262 T20 matches as T20 internationals for New Zealand, including 75 of them as national captain. Williamson also played 79 IPL matches for two teams, the Sunrisers Hyderabad and Gujarat Titans.

Quite recently, the 34-year-old played for the Durban’s Super Giants franchise in the SA20 2025 season. As of now, the seasoned campaigner is prepping himself up for the impending 2025 ICC Champions Trophy in Pakistan and in the UAE.