Everybody was sure that Kane Williamson wasn&#8217;t going to play the whole season last time around. In fact, he was expected to get only a handful of games. It was not until disaster struck <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/prithvi-shaw-dismisses-reports-of-indiscipline-leading-to-return-from-australia/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Australia&#8217;s</a> David Warner and Steve Smith which led to CA imposing a year-long ban on them. Eventually, BCCI too banned them from playing the last edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL). Kane was then handed over the responsibility of leading the 2016 title winners and mind you, the expectations were quite high as David Warner was a fantastic skipper for the Hyderabad-based outfit.

It wasn&#8217;t only about the captaincy, but also about David&#8217;s consistency for his side. Some might say that it was quite unfair on KW to have such massive expectations from him in his first full-season but boy, did he deliver. Not only did he finish the season with the Orange Cap, but he also made sure that SRH topped the group and made it to the finals. Unfortunately for the <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/ipl-2019-sunrisers-hyderabad-make-tempting-offer-to-fans-for-first-home-game-against-rr/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Sunrisers Hyderabad</a> and Williamson, they ended on the losing side but nonetheless, he has established himself as a key component of SRH.

Recently, in the second test against Bangladesh, the 28-year-old sustained a rare grade 1 Pectoral Minor tear and with the World Cup approaching, one might just see the New Zealand Cricket board taking precautionary measures to ensure that their skipper is in good shape before the mega-event.

On the other hand, there is every chance of the injury aggravating and in that case, he would be ruled out of the cash-rich tournament. While this would be a huge blow to SRH, let&#8217;s have a look at the three possible replacements for the NZ skipper if he does skip the IPL due to any of the two reasons mentioned above.

<img loading="lazy" class="size-full wp-image-238317" src="https://crictracker-admin-panel-08032022.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/media/attachments/Brendon-McCullum.jpg" alt="Brendon McCullum" width="640" height="400" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px"><figcaption id="caption-attachment-238317" class="wp-caption-text">Brendon McCullum. (Photo Source: Twitter)</figcaption>

The former <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/the-impression-of-the-country-being-a-safe-haven-is-gone-new-zealand-cricket-ceo/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">New Zealand</a> skipper announced his retirement from international cricket back in 2015 and since then, he has been an active participant in T20 leagues around the globe. B&#8217;Mac had a forgetful 2018 season with RCB as he could manage only 127 runs in the 6 matches that he played. However, this year&#8217;s BBL was a complete turnaround for the 37-year-old as he managed to finish his BBL career on a high with 385 runs to his name at the end of the 14 games that he featured in.

Even though age is not on his side, B&#8217;Mac is still one of the fittest and the most agile players going around at the moment. If not with the bat, he will be sure to contribute in the field because he has the habit of plucking catches out of nowhere and making some insane stops which adds a whole new dimension to the side that he&#8217;s playing for. What is your say on a Kiwi replacing another Kiwi?

<img loading="lazy" class="size-full wp-image-318516" src="https://crictracker-admin-panel-08032022.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/media/attachments/Ross-Taylor.jpg" alt="Ross Taylor" width="640" height="400" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px"><figcaption id="caption-attachment-318516" class="wp-caption-text">Ross Taylor. (Photo by Kai Schwoerer/Getty Images)</figcaption>

Another Kiwi in this list but it&#8217;s because of the fact that the 35-year-old deserves some recognition for the brand of cricket that he has been playing post ICC CWC 2015 and not because of some Kiwi bias!

Ross Taylor is the leading run-scorer in ODIs after <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/virat-kohli-should-field-in-the-inner-circle-feels-former-chief-selector-dilip-vengsarkar/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Virat Kohli</a>, post the 2015 ICC WC. Taylor is the perfect solution for SRH&#8217;s middle-order woes as he is the one player to look out for whenever there is a top-order crisis and forget not, Taylor can put on his slogging-shoes whenever it is required. With the form that he is in at the moment, Taylor can be a good fit for SRH if Kane Williamson does miss the tournament.

Indian conditions are no alien to the veteran batsman and in the 55 IPL games that he has featured in, he has got 1017 runs to his credit at a decent strike rate of 123.72.

<img loading="lazy" class="size-full wp-image-189703" src="https://crictracker-admin-panel-08032022.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/media/attachments/Luke-Ronchi-in-CPL.jpg" alt="Luke Ronchi" width="640" height="419" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px"><figcaption id="caption-attachment-189703" class="wp-caption-text">Luke Ronchi. (Photo by Ashley Allen &#8211; CPL T20 via Getty Images)</figcaption>

Okay, let&#8217;s not really point towards the Kiwi bias over here because why not! Luke Ronchi is a quality keeper-batsman and his style of play can complement someone like <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/its-like-we-didnt-really-leave-david-warner-on-his-and-steve-smiths-return/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">David Warner</a>, very well. The right-handed batsman is known to be an aggressive hitter and he might be the perfect partner for the Aussie top-order batsman.

Ronchi can provide SRH with some explosive starts and can prove to be a backup for Jonny Bairstow who won&#8217;t be playing the entire season. The 37-year-old is perhaps ready for one final IPL run of his career as with each passing day, he is getting older and the former NZ wicket-keeper batsman might just want to end his T20 career on a high if given a chance.

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Everybody was sure that Kane Williamson wasn’t going to play the whole season last time around. In fact, he was expected to get only a handful of games. It was not until disaster struck&nbsp;<a href="https://www.crictracker.com/prithvi-shaw-dismisses-reports-of-indiscipline-leading-to-return-from-australia/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Australia’s</a> David Warner and Steve Smith which led to CA imposing a year-long ban on them. Eventually, BCCI too banned them from playing the last edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL). Kane was then handed over the responsibility of leading the 2016 title winners and mind you, the expectations were quite high as David Warner was a fantastic skipper for the Hyderabad-based outfit.
It wasn’t only about the captaincy, but also about David’s consistency for his side. Some might say that it was quite unfair on KW to have such massive expectations from him in his first full-season but boy, did he deliver. Not only did he finish the season with the Orange Cap, but he also made sure that SRH topped the group and made it to the finals. Unfortunately for the <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/ipl-2019-sunrisers-hyderabad-make-tempting-offer-to-fans-for-first-home-game-against-rr/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Sunrisers Hyderabad</a> and Williamson, they ended on the losing side but nonetheless, he has established himself as a key component of SRH.
Recently, in the second test against Bangladesh, the 28-year-old sustained a rare grade 1 Pectoral Minor tear and with the World Cup approaching, one might just see the New Zealand Cricket board taking precautionary measures to ensure that their skipper is in good shape before the mega-event.
On the other hand, there is every chance of the injury aggravating and in that case, he would be ruled out of the cash-rich tournament. While this would be a huge blow to SRH, let’s have a look at the three possible replacements for the NZ skipper if he does skip the IPL due to any of the two reasons mentioned above.
<h3>Brendon McCullum</h3>
<figure id="attachment_238317" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-238317" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="max-width: 100%; margin: 0;"><amp-img class="size-full wp-image-238317" src="https://crictracker-admin-panel-08032022.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/media/attachments/Brendon-McCullum.jpg" alt="Brendon McCullum" width="640" height="400" layout="responsive" style="max-width: 100%; margin: 0;"></amp-img><figcaption id="caption-attachment-238317" class="wp-caption-text">Brendon McCullum. (Photo Source: Twitter)</figcaption></figure>
The former <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/the-impression-of-the-country-being-a-safe-haven-is-gone-new-zealand-cricket-ceo/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">New Zealand</a> skipper announced his retirement from international cricket back in 2015 and since then, he has been an active participant in T20 leagues around the globe. B’Mac had a forgetful 2018 season with RCB as he could manage only 127 runs in the 6 matches that he played. However, this year’s BBL was a complete turnaround for the 37-year-old as he managed to finish his BBL career on a high with 385 runs to his name at the end of the 14 games that he featured in.
Even though age is not on his side, B’Mac is still one of the fittest and the most agile players going around at the moment. If not with the bat, he will be sure to contribute in the field because he has the habit of plucking catches out of nowhere and making some insane stops which adds a whole new dimension to the side that he’s playing for. 
What is your say on a Kiwi replacing another Kiwi?

<h3>Ross Taylor</h3>
<figure id="attachment_318516" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-318516" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="max-width: 100%; margin: 0;"><amp-img class="size-full wp-image-318516" src="https://crictracker-admin-panel-08032022.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/media/attachments/Ross-Taylor.jpg" alt="Ross Taylor" width="640" height="400" layout="responsive" style="max-width: 100%; margin: 0;"></amp-img><figcaption id="caption-attachment-318516" class="wp-caption-text">Ross Taylor. (Photo by Kai Schwoerer/Getty Images)</figcaption></figure>
Another Kiwi in this list but it’s because of the fact that the 35-year-old deserves some recognition for the brand of cricket that he has been playing post ICC CWC 2015 and not because of some Kiwi bias!
Ross Taylor is the leading run-scorer in ODIs after <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/virat-kohli-should-field-in-the-inner-circle-feels-former-chief-selector-dilip-vengsarkar/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Virat Kohli</a>, post the 2015 ICC WC. Taylor is the perfect solution for SRH’s middle-order woes as he is the one player to look out for whenever there is a top-order crisis and forget not, Taylor can put on his slogging-shoes whenever it is required. With the form that he is in at the moment, Taylor can be a good fit for SRH if Kane Williamson does miss the tournament.
Indian conditions are no alien to the veteran batsman and in the 55 IPL games that he has featured in, he has got 1017 runs to his credit at a decent strike rate of 123.72.

<h3>Luke Ronchi</h3>
<figure id="attachment_189703" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-189703" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="max-width: 100%; margin: 0;"><amp-img class="size-full wp-image-189703" src="https://crictracker-admin-panel-08032022.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/media/attachments/Luke-Ronchi-in-CPL.jpg" alt="Luke Ronchi" width="640" height="419" layout="responsive" style="max-width: 100%; margin: 0;"></amp-img><figcaption id="caption-attachment-189703" class="wp-caption-text">Luke Ronchi. (Photo by Ashley Allen – CPL T20 via Getty Images)</figcaption></figure>
Okay, let’s not really point towards the Kiwi bias over here because why not! Luke Ronchi is a quality keeper-batsman and his style of play can complement someone like <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/its-like-we-didnt-really-leave-david-warner-on-his-and-steve-smiths-return/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">David Warner</a>, very well. The right-handed batsman is known to be an aggressive hitter and he might be the perfect partner for the Aussie top-order batsman.
Ronchi can provide SRH with some explosive starts and can prove to be a backup for Jonny Bairstow who won’t be playing the entire season. The 37-year-old is perhaps ready for one final IPL run of his career as with each passing day, he is getting older and the former NZ wicket-keeper batsman might just want to end his T20 career on a high if given a chance.
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Everybody was sure that Kane Williamson wasn&#8217;t going to play the whole season last time around. In fact, he was expected to get only a handful of games. It was not until disaster struck <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/prithvi-shaw-dismisses-reports-of-indiscipline-leading-to-return-from-australia/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Australia&#8217;s</a> David Warner and Steve Smith which led to CA imposing a year-long ban on them. Eventually, BCCI too banned them from playing the last edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL). Kane was then handed over the responsibility of leading the 2016 title winners and mind you, the expectations were quite high as David Warner was a fantastic skipper for the Hyderabad-based outfit.
It wasn&#8217;t only about the captaincy, but also about David&#8217;s consistency for his side. Some might say that it was quite unfair on KW to have such massive expectations from him in his first full-season but boy, did he deliver. Not only did he finish the season with the Orange Cap, but he also made sure that SRH topped the group and made it to the finals. Unfortunately for the <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/ipl-2019-sunrisers-hyderabad-make-tempting-offer-to-fans-for-first-home-game-against-rr/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Sunrisers Hyderabad</a> and Williamson, they ended on the losing side but nonetheless, he has established himself as a key component of SRH.
Recently, in the second test against Bangladesh, the 28-year-old sustained a rare grade 1 Pectoral Minor tear and with the World Cup approaching, one might just see the New Zealand Cricket board taking precautionary measures to ensure that their skipper is in good shape before the mega-event.
On the other hand, there is every chance of the injury aggravating and in that case, he would be ruled out of the cash-rich tournament. While this would be a huge blow to SRH, let&#8217;s have a look at the three possible replacements for the NZ skipper if he does skip the IPL due to any of the two reasons mentioned above.
<h3>Brendon McCullum</h3>
<figure id="attachment_238317" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-238317" style="width: 640px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img loading="lazy" class="size-full wp-image-238317" src="https://crictracker-admin-panel-08032022.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/media/attachments/Brendon-McCullum.jpg" alt="Brendon McCullum" width="640" height="400" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px"><figcaption id="caption-attachment-238317" class="wp-caption-text">Brendon McCullum. (Photo Source: Twitter)</figcaption></figure>
The former <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/the-impression-of-the-country-being-a-safe-haven-is-gone-new-zealand-cricket-ceo/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">New Zealand</a> skipper announced his retirement from international cricket back in 2015 and since then, he has been an active participant in T20 leagues around the globe. B&#8217;Mac had a forgetful 2018 season with RCB as he could manage only 127 runs in the 6 matches that he played. However, this year&#8217;s BBL was a complete turnaround for the 37-year-old as he managed to finish his BBL career on a high with 385 runs to his name at the end of the 14 games that he featured in.
Even though age is not on his side, B&#8217;Mac is still one of the fittest and the most agile players going around at the moment. If not with the bat, he will be sure to contribute in the field because he has the habit of plucking catches out of nowhere and making some insane stops which adds a whole new dimension to the side that he&#8217;s playing for. 
What is your say on a Kiwi replacing another Kiwi?

<h3>Ross Taylor</h3>
<figure id="attachment_318516" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-318516" style="width: 640px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img loading="lazy" class="size-full wp-image-318516" src="https://crictracker-admin-panel-08032022.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/media/attachments/Ross-Taylor.jpg" alt="Ross Taylor" width="640" height="400" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px"><figcaption id="caption-attachment-318516" class="wp-caption-text">Ross Taylor. (Photo by Kai Schwoerer/Getty Images)</figcaption></figure>
Another Kiwi in this list but it&#8217;s because of the fact that the 35-year-old deserves some recognition for the brand of cricket that he has been playing post ICC CWC 2015 and not because of some Kiwi bias!
Ross Taylor is the leading run-scorer in ODIs after <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/virat-kohli-should-field-in-the-inner-circle-feels-former-chief-selector-dilip-vengsarkar/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Virat Kohli</a>, post the 2015 ICC WC. Taylor is the perfect solution for SRH&#8217;s middle-order woes as he is the one player to look out for whenever there is a top-order crisis and forget not, Taylor can put on his slogging-shoes whenever it is required. With the form that he is in at the moment, Taylor can be a good fit for SRH if Kane Williamson does miss the tournament.
Indian conditions are no alien to the veteran batsman and in the 55 IPL games that he has featured in, he has got 1017 runs to his credit at a decent strike rate of 123.72.

<h3>Luke Ronchi</h3>
<figure id="attachment_189703" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-189703" style="width: 640px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img loading="lazy" class="size-full wp-image-189703" src="https://crictracker-admin-panel-08032022.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/media/attachments/Luke-Ronchi-in-CPL.jpg" alt="Luke Ronchi" width="640" height="419" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px"><figcaption id="caption-attachment-189703" class="wp-caption-text">Luke Ronchi. (Photo by Ashley Allen &#8211; CPL T20 via Getty Images)</figcaption></figure>
Okay, let&#8217;s not really point towards the Kiwi bias over here because why not! Luke Ronchi is a quality keeper-batsman and his style of play can complement someone like <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/its-like-we-didnt-really-leave-david-warner-on-his-and-steve-smiths-return/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">David Warner</a>, very well. The right-handed batsman is known to be an aggressive hitter and he might be the perfect partner for the Aussie top-order batsman.
Ronchi can provide SRH with some explosive starts and can prove to be a backup for Jonny Bairstow who won&#8217;t be playing the entire season. The 37-year-old is perhaps ready for one final IPL run of his career as with each passing day, he is getting older and the former NZ wicket-keeper batsman might just want to end his T20 career on a high if given a chance.
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Williamson injured himself during the second Test against Bangladesh.

IPL 2019: 3 potential replacements of Kane Williamson if he's ruled out of the tournament

Eventually, BCCI too banned them from playing the last edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL). Kane was then handed over the