Ricky Ponting praises Kiwi skipper Kane Williamson

Canberra: New Zealand skipper Kane Williamson is undoubtedly one of the great batsmen in modern day cricket as he adapts to any situation beside being a great leader.

Years ago, when the current Kiwi skipper toured Australia for the first time as a 21-year-old, wicketkeeper-batsman Brendon McCullum had told Aussie legend Ricky Ponting that Williamson would go on to become a great.

Speaking about it, Ponting said: "Brendon McCullum said to me then ‘this kid is going to be one of the best players in the world."

"And I thought ‘really?'. He was pretty loose outside off stump and was going pretty hard at the ball. But when you see him now and what he's developed into, he plays the ball later than anybody, he makes big runs, he makes runs consistently and he's been talked about as being one of the best players in the world for the last four or five years," Ponting was quoted as saying by cricket.com.au. IANS

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