‘One of the Better Bowling Sides in the Competition’: Kane Williamson

Kane Williamson Braced For The Afghanistan Challenge: New Zealand Captain and Star Batter Kane Williamson acknowledged the challenge and heaped praise on the Afghanistan team for their skill set.

The challenge for the Williamson-led side would be that they will face an opponent who warmed up to the tournament with a run-rate-boosting win over Uganda at the same venue in Guyana.

‘One of the Better Bowling Sides in the Competition’: Kane Williamson

Williamson is one of the greatest cricketers produced by the Black Caps, but his approach to this tournament will not be dictated by individual desires.

New Zealand and Afghanistan will square off against each other at the Providence Stadium in Guyana, West Indies on June 8, Saturday.

Williamson said in the pre-match press conference, he said that,

“Certainly some players on their side… I mean, all of the players, to be honest, they have such a skillful team, one of the better bowling attacks, I think, in the competition.”

“And we’ve seen that in franchise competitions, the involvement, the number of Afghani players. And they’re getting better and better,” he said.

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“They’re getting more and more top-level cricket. And we saw at the last World Cup how strong they were in the ODI format too. So, a highly skilled team and some threats.”

“Rashid’s been around for a while now, although still a young man, but an extremely gifted world-class player. But there are some other players on their side throughout, really, that make them an exciting team and a real challenge,” he concluded.

His last appearance was in January 2024 against Pakistan, after which Williamson suffered a hamstring injury.