Top 4 non-Asian batsmen in Asian conditions in Test Cricket
The performance of Asian teams in SENA countries is often analysed and criticised. However, the performance of non-Asian teams in Asia is not talked about much.
3. Kane Williamson
Kane Stuart Williamson made his debut in Ahemdabad during New Zealand’s tour of India in 2010. The debutant played an excellent knock of 131 runs with a control percentage of 89 as per ESPNcricinfo. Williamson could not reach the three-figure mark in his next four innings having scored a fifty but showed enough promise and finished the series as the third-most successful batter for his side.
The 29-year-old batsman is an excellent player of the spinners. His choice of shots and their execution is spot-on, especially in playing sweeps when the ball turns. Also, he plays the late cut well and uses the depth of the crease to give him more options. According to the numbers, the Kiwi is a better player of spin than pace by a small margin. He scores about 47 runs per dismissal against spinners which is seven more than his average against pacers of about 40.
The Blackcaps started their campaign in the World Test Championship in Sri Lanka and leveled the two-match series by 1-1. Kane Williamson, the skipper did not have a good time as a batsman in the Island nation. Moving ahead in the World Test Championship, New Zealand have to play only one series in Asia – in Bangladesh. Kane has an excellent record against Bangla Tigers and will look to replicate his heroics against them.
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