Kane Williamson is recognized as one of the best cricketers in the world and he has recently turned 31. He is one of the top 4 most popular players of the current generation. The other three players are Virat Kohli, Joe Root, and Steve Smith. Apart from this, Kane Williamson is currently the captain for all the formats for New Zealand, and he is equally important and contributes as a very significant batsman in all these three formats, which are the ODIs, Test series, and T20 series.
Under his captaincy, New Zealand’s performance has skyrocketed. Also, he led his team to victory in the World Test Championship (WTC) when it was inaugurated. As a batsman, Kane has already achieved recognition for getting the most runs for New Zealand in all three formats
As this is his birthday month, let’s get to know him more through 5 unknown facts about him.
5. Scored Most Runs In World Cup Series As A Captain
The batsman, who recently turned 31, has never failed to stun people with his batting prowess and continued doing so in the 2019 ODI World Cup. He is not only the captain but also one of the most consistent batsmen from Team New Zealand. His consistency led him to score 578 runs in the 2019 ODI World Cup Tournament. And last but not least – he was also felicitated as the Player of the tournament in the marquee 2019 World Cup.
Kane Williamson’s remarkable captaincy led team New Zealand to the finals of the ODI World Cup 2019. However, they sadly failed to claim the World Cup Trophy against England.
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4. He Is The Youngest Player Of New Zealand To Have Scored A Century In His Test Series Debut
Kane Williamson entered into the Test series and astonished the spectators with his performance. Williamson was already popular and was recognized as a talented batsman in the U-19 cricket world. His Test debut was against India in 2010 in which he played against players like Sehwag, Dravid, Dhoni, Laxman, Gambhir, Zaheer, and Sachin Tendulkar.
Kane, as a debutant, and at a very young age of 20, scored a tremendous century in his first-ever appearance as a Test series player for New Zealand. He successfully scored 131 runs before facing the delivery of the Indian Bowler Pragyan Ojha. The match, however, was tied, but the youngster did not fail to catch the attention of the people by scoring this life-changing century against India for which he is now recognized as one of the greatest players in the history of Cricket.
3. Holds The Record For The Most Number Of Centuries In Test Cricket For New Zealand
This talented player has scored the most centuries in the Test cricket series. After his Test century as a debutant, Kane Williamson stopped at nothing and bagged many more centuries on behalf of New Zealand.
Kane Williamson has so far scored a total of 24 centuries in Test cricket alone. This is more than any other Cricketer. Ross Taylor, another tycoon of batting, is at the second rank with 19 centuries. Apart from these 24 centuries, Kane has recorded 33 half-centuries under his name.
2. Kane Williamson Claimed The Orange Cap In The Indian Premier League (IPL) 2018
Kane Williamson has proved himself not only as an exceptional batsman but also as a T20 player and captain. In IPL 2018, Kane Williamson was the captain of the Sunrisers Hyderabad. He claimed the Orange cap by being the highest run-scorer. Kane scored 735 runs with an average of 52.50 and a strike rate of 142.44. He added 8 half-centuries to his list of glory.
Although the Sunrisers Hyderabad reached the final of the tournament, they lost to Chennai Super Kings (CSK). In the season’s finale, Williamson scored 47 runs which helped them reach a grand total of 178 runs. But Chennai Super Kings was successful in chasing the target as Shane Watson hit a century and lifted the trophy.
1. The First Captain To Win World Test Championship Mace
Kane Williamson led New Zealand to victory in the WTC tournament after 20 years. He was just a 10-year-old boy when New Zealand won the Champions Trophy in 2000 under the captaincy of Stephen Fleming.
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Team New Zealand went against India in the WTC final at Ageas Bowl, Southampton. The Indian team was led by Virat Kohli. The nail-biting game provided the viewers with a thrilling experience as they witnessed two of the world’s best teams face each other. The 6-day match was interrupted by weather several times. Kane Williamson, however, still shined as he scored great runs in both innings. In the first innings, he managed to score 49 runs and in the second innings, he scored an iconic 52 runs which led New Zealand to lift the Test mace and repeat history after a long time.
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