Williams recently pulled out of the ICC Men's T20 World Cup Africa Qualifier 2025 in Harare.
Williams recently pulled out of the ICC Men's T20 World Cup Africa Qualifier 2025 in Harare. The 39-year-old made himself unavailable amid potential anti-doping testing and later disclosed during the probe that he has been struggling with drug addiction.
The board, in its statement, made it clear that it expects all the contracted players to be disciplined and professional when it comes to team protocols.
While Williams has voluntarily entered rehabilitation, he will never be picked again to play for Zimbabwe and his contract will also be not renewed after it expires on December 31, 2025.
"ZC expects all contracted players to uphold the highest standards of professionalism, discipline and compliance with team protocols and anti-doping regulations. A review of Williams’ record indicates a history of disciplinary issues and repeated unavailability, which has impacted team preparations and performance," the statement from ZC read.
"While ZC commends him for seeking rehabilitation, withdrawal from team commitments under circumstances involving potential testing raises serious concerns regarding professional and ethical standards. After careful consideration, ZC has concluded that Williams will no longer be considered for national selection. Consequently, it is not feasible to continue his national contract beyond its expiry on 31 December 2025," it added.
Sean Williams made his international debut in 2005. He has featured in 24 Tests, 164 ODIs and 85 T20Is so far, scoring 1946, 5217 and 1805 runs respectively. He slammed a total of 14 hundreds while also hitting 56 half-centuries.