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.
Read MoreKiwi pacers - Trent Boult took a career-best 6/32 and Tim Southee took 4/25 in the first day-night Test played in New Zealand to jointly bowl out England for 58 in 20.4 overs on day 1.
Kane Williamson made an amazing dive to claim a breath-taking catch during the 1st Test against England at Eden Park, Auckland. Take a look.
Bairstow posted his century with eight fours and six sixes and reached 104 from 60 balls as he helped the visitors clinch a nail-biting series 3-2.
Williamson tried everything but the odds were against him on a pitch which did not favor attacking stroke play.
Stokes signaled his return to form after a five-month layoff with an unbeaten 63 as England surpassed New Zealand's total of 223 with more than 12 overs remaining.
The Kiwi skipper said it was a tough series as the two teams played good competitive cricket but it was disappointing to lose it at the finish.
Williamson accepts that the Kiwis have no excuses for their defeat to India and that they could have played better.
Last year too, New Zealand had faltered when it mattered the most, losing the five-match series in India 2-3.
With this result, India equalised the three-match ODI series. In the first match, India were defeated by the visitors by six wickets in Mumbai.
Incidentally, the 24-year-old Baroda cricketer had made his ODI debut against the Kiwis at Dharamsala when they visited last year and his career graph has been on an upswing since then.
New Zealand have picked six players in the squad from their 'A' team which is presently touring India and said that tour gave exposure to their players about the conditions.
In the batsmen's rankings, Cheteshwar Pujara is the top ranked Indian at the fourth position while opener Shikhar Dhawan climbed 21 places to be ranked 39th.
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On the second day of the first test match between India and New Zealand, Tom Latham (56*) and Kane Williamson (65*) put Kiwis in a comfortable position against India as rains led to early close
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