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Christchurch: New Zealand’s Kane Williamson is regarded as one of the finest batters of the era. With Williamson in the twilight of his career, the NZ batter broke a record held by India’s former captain Virat Kohli during the second Test at Christchurch. Williamson, who is playing his milestone 100th Test, edged Kohli to become the 11th highest run-getter in WTC history. Williamson scored merely 17 but that was good enough for him to go past Kohli – who has 2235 runs in WTC. The India former captain has not been playing international cricket as he is on a break. Kohli is going to join the Royal Challengers Bangalore for the IPL season in a few days.
“I remember walking out and looking around the field and seeing all my heroes. I used to love playing backyard cricket as a youngster, and all those guys were in that team that I would try and select,” Williamson told reporters ahead of his milestone Test.
“It was Tendulkar and Laxman and Dravid, and it was kind of like, ‘How am I here? I’d better start watching the ball and try and compete’. It was quite surreal. I remember being quite eager to try and get into the opposition’s dressing room and chat to some of those guys if I could,” he added.
Besides Williamson, India’s Virender Sehwag (173) and Rahul Dravid (104) also scored centuries in the same game. Ninety-nine Tests and more than 10 years later, Williamson said he is still learning. “Then a few grey hairs later and (after) a number of different experiences over that time, there’s not been many days – probably any – where I haven’t tried to improve and get better as a player,” he added.
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