New Zealand captain Kane Williamson on Sunday said he idolised batting maestro Sachin Tendulkar as a youngster.
“Some of my favourite cricketers have been Indians. Indian player Sachin Tendulkar, I met him during my debut for New Zealand. We were playing against each other, and I was looking at what he was doing. That was a bit of distraction,” Williamson told during a promotional event.
“The first time I met him was in my debut game for New Zealand. I was watching him on the field, wondering what he was doing. It was a really nice experience. He is a legend of the game,” said Williamson.
With consistent performance in all three formats, Williamson has established himself as one of the best batsmen of his times along with Virat Kohli, Joe Root and Steve Smith. In his debut Test in Ahmedabad eight years back, Williamson scored 131 in the first innings and did not get a chance to bat in the second as the match ended in a draw.
In IPL, he is the captain of table-toppers Hyderabad who have won three successive games to start their campaign on a high.
