New Zealand captain Kane Williamson was released by Sunrisers Hyderabad ahead of the IPL 2023 mini auction. This decision by this franchise was quite surprising as Hyderabad had retained Kane in last year’s mega auction by paying a hefty amount. Although the performance of him in the last season of IPL was not good. At the same time, before the IPL 2023 mini auction, Kane Williamson was asked if he would be auctioned off. He gave a very good answer on this.
At the press conference on the eve of the first ODI between India and New Zealand, New Zealand captain Kane Williamson was asked if he will participate in the IPL 2023 auction. To this, Ken replied that ‘you know I’ll have to wait and see the auction. ‘. It’s not up to me. People themselves decide on their equipment and what they want. Is that how it works’. Although it is speculated that many franchises may make great offers for Williamson at the auction.
New Zealand captain Kane Williamson played a total of 76 games for Hyderabad in 8 years, scoring 2101 runs at an average of 36.22 and a strike rate of 126.03. He was team captain in a total of 46 games. He was named team captain after David Warner in 2018.
In last year’s season, the team won only 6 out of 14 games. The team finished IPL 2022 at number 8. Prior to this mini auction, the team had released Kane Williamson.