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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India's recent overseas performance against South Africa and Australia in ODIs give them the upper hand against Black Caps under Virat Kohli's leadership.
Williamson felt that the passion with which Kohli approaches his cricket has made him a crowd puller around the world.
The Indian team, which has shifted its focus entirely on World Cup preparations, is still searching for the right middle-order combination despite their first-ever bilateral ODI series win on Australian soil.
Kohli finished 2018 as the No. 1 batsman in both Tests and ODIs, while India ended the year as the top-ranked Test team.
The home team won despite having been dismissed for 178 in the first innings, that total made competitive by lower-order batsman Tim Southee's 68. Southee was named player of the match.
Jeet Raval (74) and Tom Latham (74 not out) completed half centuries and Kane Williamson made 48 as New Zealand finished the day at 231/2, with an overall lead of 305.
New Zealand was frustrated that rain ruined their push for a 1-0 series lead Wednesday.
New Zealand began by ending Sri Lanka's first innings three overs after its resumption at 275-9.
The other two notable movers from the Adelaide Test are Ajinkya Rahane in 17th (up by two places) and Mitchell Starc in 16th.
India fast bowler Bumrah has achieved a career-high ranking of 33rd, after his three for 47 and three for 68 at Adelaide helped him to rise five places.
It was New Zealand's only fifth series victory in Asia and first in 10 years, while Pakistan lost only their second Test series in the United Arab Emirates in the last decade.
Williamson, who resumed on the fourth day on 14, batted the entire day and grafted an unbeaten 139 off 282 balls with 13 fours.
Openers Tom Latham (10) and Jeet Raval (0) yet again faltered as the visitors finished the day at 26-2 with New Zealand still trailing by 48 runs.
Williamson and Watling dug in well and denied Pakistan success in the middle session before the home team got three wickets after tea to check New Zealand's progress.
The pair needed more than 60 overs to raise a 126-run third-wicket stand before Azhar's dismissal in the final session of Day 1.
New Zealand recovered from Tom Latham's first-ball dismissal to reach 56-1 in its second innings at stumps, trailing by just 18 runs.
New Zealand lost wickets in a cluster after lunch when five batsmen were dismissed within 22 runs against Pakistan's relentless bowling attack.
An announcement to this effect was made on Monday by James Wear, GM Commercial, New Zealand Cricket, at a special interaction arranged by official broadcasters of IPL.
Pakistan won the first T20 on the last ball and will be eyeing its second successive clean sweep in T20 series in the last match on Sunday.
With 17 required off the last over, Ross Taylor (42 not out) and Tim Southee (5 not out) could only get 14 off left-arm seamer Shaheen Afridi.
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