Earlℱier this week, David Warner stepped down as the captain of Sunrisers Hyderab💯ad for IPL 2018. Australia Cricket has decided to ban him and Steve Smith for 1 year.
It was time for Sunrisers Hyderabad to pick a new captain for this season, and it was none other than New Zealand’s skipper Kane Williamson.
Let’s look at the top 5 facts about Kane Williamson:
1. Born in 1990, year after Sachin Tendulkar made his international debut
The God of Cricket has inspired many to choose cricket as their career. Kane was born in 1990, a year after Sachin made his internat𓂃ional debut, but he was fortunate enough to play with the master blaster during his career.
2. Twin brother
Kane has a twin brother ♐Logan who is just a few minutes younger t𓃲han him.
3. Kane loves surfing
He loves surfing a🍷nd you can find him at the beach with his surfboard when 🎐he is not on the cricket field.
4. U-19 World Cup
At the age of 17, Ka🦄ne led his side for U-19 World Cup in Malaysia in 2008. They lost to India in sಌemi-finals, who went ahead to win the championship. Indian team at that time was led by the current skipper Virat Kohli.
5. Ignored in IPL
Kane was ignored in IPL for a long time and was picked by S✤unrisers Hyderabad in the 8t🤡h edition of the game in 2016. He was retained by the franchise in 2017 as well as 2018.
