Kane Williamson rose to fame with his talent since his U-19 days and currently is one of New Zealand's finest batsmen, apart from being their leader. Coming from a sporting background- his father had played cricket in certain age groups, his mother was a basketball player and his sisters excelling in volleyball. Williamson burst onto the scene in 2010 when he played his first international Test match against India, scoring a ton on his debut. He also made his ODI debut in the same tour of India in August. He's broken a heap of national records and now is the leading centurion in New Zealand Test cricket with his 18 tons. He's also the fifth highest scorer in red ball cricket for the Kiwis and has crossed the 5K mark. He's always been a joy to watch as his classy play made him adapt easily in all three formats. In 2018, Williamson was handed the skipper role of Indian Premier League franchise Sunrisers Hyderabad and led them to the finals. He also finished as the highest run scorer in the 11th edition. As being captain of New Zealand, Williamson has portrayed responsibility in his batting and as a leader.
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In an attempt to play it late, Williamson ended up getting an inside edge as the ball went on to ruffle the woodwork.
Siraj said he will try to draw batsmen on to the front-foot in England since the pitches there are different from those in Australia.
England fancy getting Williamson out early for a reason. The New Zealand batsman has a poor record in England, averaging 30.87.
Conway pushed his case for a Test debut on Saturday, notching up an unbeaten 55 for Latham XI against Williamson XI.
The 14th edition of the IPL was postponed on May 4 following breach in the bio-bubble during the Delhi and Ahmedabad legs.
The IPL was indefinitely postponed on May 4 after multiple COVID-19 cases inside the bio-bubble, including one in SunRisers Hyderabad, the franchise Williamson was leading.
The inaugural WTC final will be a repeat of the 2019 World Cup semi-final where New Zealand had secured an 18-run win in a rain-marred encounter against India.
Vaughan recently said that Kane Williamson would have been the 'greatest player in the world' if he was Indian, adding that the Kiwi spearhead is 'silent about what he does'.
Kohli and Williamson will be up against each other when India and New Zealand lock horns in the inaugural World Test Championship (WTC) final from June 18th.
Ahead of the much-awaited titular clash in the WTC, the speculations over one captain outperforming the other have already begun in the cricketing circles.
While Kohli has aggregated 7,490 runs from 91 Tests at an impressive average of 52.37, Williamson has scored 7115 runs from 83 Tests with a slightly better average (54.31).
The list is compiled by New Zealand coach Gary Stead and selector Gavin Larsen, who rank players on performances in all three formats, with tests receiving a double weighting.
Skipper Kane Williamson, Mitchell Santner, Kyle Jamieson and physio Tommy Simsek will be travelling to England from Maldives where they are serving quarantine.
The Australian contingent has also flown to Maldives after the suspension of the IPL as its government has banned entry of all travellers from India until May 15.
Warner, on Saturday, was replaced by Williamson as the Hyderabad outfit announced a change in captaincy midway through the season.
Having won just one game so far, the Hyderabad outfit is languishing at the bottom of the points table.
Sunrisers Hyderabad will take on formidable Mumbai Indians on Saturday.
The New Zealand skipper would have been a perfect fit for SRH's middle-order hence solving their long-standing issue pertaining to that portion of the batting lineup.
New Zealand captain Kane Williamson, pacers Trent Boult and Kyle Jamieson are among the 10 Black Caps players taking part in the IPL beginning on Friday.
Sunrisers Hyderabad captain David Warner and Kane Williamson landed in Chennai on Friday ahead of the 2021 edition of the Indian Premier League.
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