Former New Zealand captain Kane Williamson has announced his retirement from T20 internationals as he seeks to prioritise Test cricket.

Williamson's decision was confirmed ahead of New Zealand's five-match T20I series with West Indies, which begins in Auckland on Tuesday, and also comes just a few months before the T20 World Cup, which begins in February.

While the 35-year-old has not ended his 50-over career, he is also going to sit out the three one-day internationals against the West Indies that follow the T20 series to prepare for three Tests against the same opposition in December.

Williamson retires from the international game's shortest format as New Zealand's second-highest T20I scorer with 2,575 runs at an average of 33, including 18 half-centuries and a top score of 95.

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