Sir Richard Hadlee has hailed Kane Williamson’s world Test champion facet as the most effective in New Zealand’s cricketing historical past, describing its performances up to now two years as merely “outstanding”.
New Zealand defeated India by eight wickets to be topped the first-ever world Test champions in Southampton on Wednesday evening, their first ever ICC title.
“This is a special day in the history of NZ cricket, a day to celebrate the magnificent achievement of winning the inaugural World Test Championship,” Hadlee mentioned in a press release.
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“It was an exciting Test match, with twists and turns all through…it was a dominant BLACKCAPS efficiency over an excellent Indian group. Over the years NZC have constructed a big depth of gamers, which makes us one of the aggressive groups in world cricket.
“It’s fair to say that this current group of players is the best in our history,” he added.
The iconic pacer, who was the primary bowler in worldwide cricket to take 400 Test wickets, mentioned the victory is a reward for 2 years of excellence.
“Over the past two years, the BLACKCAPS performances in the Test arena have been outstanding with Test match and series wins at home and abroad, and they thoroughly deserve to be crowned world champions.”
“The whole team has shown a high degree of professionalism. Their skill sets have complemented each other to make them a complete playing unit.”
“The management and support staff have also played important roles in preparing players to perform at the highest level,” he added.
