Kane Williamson is a gun captain!

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Ever since New Zealand's disastrous Test tour of Australia this year-- where the visitors lost 0-3 -- questions were raised over skipper Kane Williamson's workload and the need for different skipper for the format.

But New Zealand Cricket has quashed such claims that Williamson's Test captaincy is under threat, according to Newshub.

On Tuesday, The Crowd Goes Wild broadcaster James McOnie took to social media and declared that Black Caps coach Gary Stead prefers Tom Latham as Test captain.

But the board has refuted such claims outright.

"There's absolutely no truth to any suggestion Kane's captaincy is under threat," a team spokesman told Newshub.

In fact, after the tough loss against the Aussies, Williamson had brushed aside concerns about his role as the leader of the team.

"I do feel fortunate to be leading such a great group of guys that share a similar passion, which is to keep moving this team forward," Williamson said.

"It is enjoyable and you do learn so much about yourself and with your team. Without a doubt there are a number of challenges which come throughout, and you're forever dealing with those challenges. It's part and parcel of the job but for me the focus is very much to continue to try and grow and help move the team in the right direction."

"For me it's always been about what's best for the team. So if those discussions are to eventuate and collectively there's a thought that it would be best for the team, then my stance is whatever is right and fits the group. I'm always open to whatever is going to help move the team in those directions."

https://www.news18.com/cricketnext/...lliamsons-captaincy-under-danger-2627933.html

 

[Ab Fan]

Kane is the best captain of his era.

An ODI all time XI of his era

David Warner
Rohit Sharma
Virat Kohli
Kane Williamson (c)
AB de Villiers
Shakib Al Hasan
Jos Buttler (wkt)
Mitchell Starc
Rashid Khan
Trent Boult
Jasprit Bumrah


Quinton de Kock(wkt)
Johnny Bairstow/Jason Roy
Babar Azam
Eoin Morgan(c)
Joe Root
Ross Taylor
Ben Stokes
Pat Cummins
Jofra Archer
Mohammad Shami
Yuzvendra Chahal

 

[therealAB]

Yep decent [MENTION=139595]Ab Fan[/MENTION], although for me Amla > Roy/Bairstow
Also don't think Rashid should be there, hasn't done enough vs the best despite some opportunities
Root > KW for ODI's for me TBH

Also reckon Smith should be in the 2nd XI, due to his gun 2015 WC

 

[shamaan]

Kane is the best captain of his era.

An ODI all time XI of his era

David Warner
Rohit Sharma
Virat Kohli
Kane Williamson (c)
AB de Villiers
Shakib Al Hasan
Jos Buttler (wkt)
Mitchell Starc
Rashid Khan
Trent Boult
Jasprit Bumrah


Quinton de Kock(wkt)
Johnny Bairstow/Jason Roy
Babar Azam
Eoin Morgan(c)
Joe Root
Ross Taylor
Ben Stokes
Pat Cummins
Jofra Archer
Mohammad Shami
Yuzvendra Chahal

No shaheen ?

 

[Mamoon]

As a batsman he is highly overrated, but there is no doubt that he has been an admirable leader and has led his team well.

Nonetheless, England made him look like a water gun captain in this series. He was completely helpless and out of ideas against their aggressive batting and it has raised plenty of questions on his leadership.

 

[James]

His captaincy was seriously tested by the England tactics in this series. Didn’t look to have too many answers in the end.

 

[Joseph Gomes]

Regardless of his batting, Williamson has been the best captain in last 10 years across the formats. Man has achieved nearly everything. I have nothing but admiration.

As a cricketer, he is as influential as Steve Smith (he would be above Smith if Smith wasn't a freak).

 

[Robert]

His captaincy was seriously tested by the England tactics in this series. Didn’t look to have too many answers in the end.

The gun captain was reduced to firing blanks due to the state of his bowling array.

 

[Forum363]

As a batsman he is highly overrated, but there is no doubt that he has been an admirable leader and has led his team well.

Nonetheless, England made him look like a water gun captain in this series. He was completely helpless and out of ideas against their aggressive batting and it has raised plenty of questions on his leadership.

Weren’t you the one going on about Roots leadership and how he should have stayed on instead of giving it to a quitter like Stokes?

You’ve just been disproven in terms of how important the captain is to the performance of the team. Just because Root has performed well personally does not make him a leader.

 

[Savak]

As a batsman he is highly overrated, but there is no doubt that he has been an admirable leader and has led his team well.

Nonetheless, England made him look like a water gun captain in this series. He was completely helpless and out of ideas against their aggressive batting and it has raised plenty of questions on his leadership.

Mccullam has lost many games as well for NZ failing to defend even bigger totals. Williamson has gotten the most out of his career. In this series his bowlers let him down and he was hampered with not having a quality spinner. NZ captains and players have always been well known for making the most and getting the most out of limited abilities with team work, planning.

 

[shamaan]

As soon as they didn't pick a spinner and they were going to bowl last they were most likely going to loose.

 

[sweep_shot]

He is a good captain.

But, team often lets him down.

 

[Cover Drive Six]

New Zealand’s last overseas Test series results in each country

Lost: 0-3 vs Eng
Lost: 0-1 vs Ind
Lost: 0-3 vs Aus
Lost: 0-1 vs SA

Draw: 1-1 vs SL
Draw: 1-1 vs WI
Draw: 0-0 vs Bang

Win: 2-1 vs Pak
Win: 2-0 vs Zim

 

[Cover Drive Six]

4th consecutive defeat in Test cricket for the first time in 6 years.

 

[BunnyRabbit]

Was looking at the ODI stats, it's interesting the effect of McCullum on everyone in the NZ team.

Kane Williamson under BMac in ODIs - Average 48 - 6 Centuries and SR of 86
Kane Williamson under his own captaincy - Average 49 - 7 Centuries and SR of 78

Honestly speaking a strike rate of 78 in today's ODI game is criminal and considering KW has been striking at 78 since taking over in 2016, this is something that he needs to get better at.

What I wanted to highlight was how Baz turned his NZ team into an attacking unit that was never the case before. And he pressed KW to be more attacking as well. A difference in SR of almost 8 runs. Average is pretty much the same.

I guess NZ will need someone who can press upon their guys to be more aggressive.

 

[Ab Fan]

Very mediocre from Williamson. Career strike rate of 81??, that's Rahane level.

 

[jeeteshssaxena]

Very mediocre from Williamson. Career strike rate of 81??, that's Rahane level.

Easily the worst out of fab 4, stats are comparable to Pujara in tests and Ambati Rayudu in odis.

Also, Manish Pandey in t20s.

 

[MenInG]

From leading his team to the inaugural ICC World Test Championship, to amassing a mountain of runs in pressure situations, Kane Williamson bows out as Test captain as a modern great.

The 32-year-old finishes as New Zealand’s most successful Test captain, winning 22 of 40 matches at the helm, as well as registering eight draws and suffering just 10 defeats.

Throughout the tenure, his work with the bat, under the burden of captaincy, has remained world-class.

Williamson averaged 57.43 in Test cricket across six years and 65 innings, up from his average of 49.23 when not leading the side. Those numbers are skewed considering his young introduction to Test cricket, though his 11 centuries and 14 half-centuries have been pivotal in New Zealand's rise from mid-tier Test nation to a world force.

Williamson betters Stephen Fleming (eight centuries) and Brendon McCullum (six) for Kiwi captains, even with the former having 70 extra innings to his name. When looking abroad, of those to walk out 65 times or fewer (the number of innings Williamson had as captain), only Australian greats Don Bradman (14 centuries in 38 innings) and Steve Smith (15 centuries in 64 innings) stand above him.

Martin Crowe is the only other New Zealander to average more than 50 as captain, and again, one needs to go abroad to find adequate comparisons. Of players to lead their side for 40 Test matches or more, only Brian Lara (57.83) usurps Williamson, with the right-hander edging the likes of Greg Chappell (55.38), Virat Kohli (54.80), Peter May (54.03) and Imran Khan (52.34), among other legends of the game.

In his own era, Williamson’s name is in the conversation as one of the game’s greats. Of those to lead their side in the same six-year period as Williamson, only Smith’s average of 61.43 betters Williamson (minimum 10 matches as skipper). When opening it up to all Test batters under the same 10-Test criteria, only Marnus Labuschagne (60.82) and countryman Daryl Mitchell (62.73) fare better.

Kane Williamson and his teammates give an insight into what makes the New Zealand skipper such a standout player during the ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2022.

Though it’s Williamson’s leadership in the field that arguably demands more respect, ensuring the playing group played a brand of cricket that made New Zealand greater than the sum of its individual stars.

Williamson’s win-to-loss ratio of 2.2 is only bettered by India’s 2.411 in the same six-year period, and the side managed to win more Test matches than Sri Lanka, Pakistan and the West Indies, three sides that played markedly more games in the timespan.

After a sweep of Zimbabwe away in Bulawayo in 2016 to begin his tenure, Williamson claimed home series wins over Pakistan and Bangladesh in the 2016/2017 home summer, holding on to series wins against England and the West Indies in the next year. Williamson’s 89 and 139 in Abu Dhabi then helped the team to a famous Test series victory again Pakistan, with his individual performance making him a unanimous Player of the Match decision.

Though the run to New Zealand’s World Test Championship would probably be Williamson’s crowning moment in a glittering career as captain in the format.

The side started the campaign with a 1-1 draw in Sri Lanka, and the Black Caps overcame a clean sweep defeat to Australia before a home series wins over India, the West Indies and Pakistan to earn valuable points.

The Black Caps were perhaps slight underdogs before the WTC Final, though took the sting out of India’s batting line-up with a fine performance with the ball and in the field.

Williamson rallied the troops to bowl India out twice (217 and 170), before joining Ross Taylor to chase down a target of 139, making an unbeaten half century and watching his partner whip Mohammed Shami away to score the winning runs.

Looking back at Williamson's tenure, New Zealand coach Gary Stead heaped praise on the man leading the troops in the field.

“Kane’s guided the Test team through an immensely successful period which is testament to his ability to bring people together and work towards a common goal,” he said.

“He’s certainly led from the front with his own performances and that was very much the case during our push to win the World Test Championship.

“The Test team has continued to evolve and develop during his time and the fact we’ve been able to introduce new players and see them thrive almost instantly is a credit to Kane and his leadership."

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