Kane Williamson Calls IPL the Biggest Domestic Competition
New Zealand captain and Sunrisers Hyderabad batsman Kane Williamson has referred to the Indian Premier League as the 'biggest domestic competition'. He also said that he wanted to take part in the tournament to gain knowledge and learn new things also.
Williamson told Ravichandran Ashwin on his YouTube show titled 'DRS with Ash', "For us, to see the passion for cricket in India is an amazing thing, it is a brilliant competition and there is a high standard, a lot of other countries have followed suit to start their leagues."
Kane Williamson is one of those players who might not look as destructive as others but they can do wonders if they are in form. As an example, he led his side Sunrisers Hyderabad in IPL 2018 in the absence of regular captain David Warner due to his ban for the spot-fixing scandal in South Africa and did it pretty well. However, he also said that leading the IPL team was totally different compared to leading his national New Zealand.
"It is quite different to lead New Zealand and an IPL franchise, initially I did not know what to expect, but like I mentioned it is an Indian competition so you are coming into quite a different culture, I was trying to keep an open mind, there is a lot of experience in all of the groups, it was an enjoyable season to lead the Sunrisers Hyderabad," Williamson said. "The support staff have been there at Hyderabad for a long time and they have enjoyed success, it was about maintaining the style of play that we are known for."
Kane Williamson has so far played 41 matches in the IPL where he has scored 1,302 runs which came at an average of 38.29. However, this year’s IPL has been postponed for the indefinite time period owing to the global pandemic novel coronavirus outbreak. The COVID-19 outbreak has so far claimed several lives across the globe and cancelled or postponed all the sporting events as well.
However, the situation is slowly getting better in some places and England are all set to play their first series against West Indies soon at their own backyard.
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