Danny Morrison lauds Kane Williamson for bringing a calming influence on New Zealand side

Williamson’s
form
must
have
worried
Indian
fans
ahead
of
Team
India’s
tour
upcoming
tour
to
New
Zealand
for
T20Is
and
ODIs
after
the
World
Cup.
The
series
will
be
streamed
live
on
Prime
Video.

In
his
team’s
last
Super
12
match
in
Group
1
against
Ireland,
Williamson
came
with
a
patchy
form
but
found
his
mojo
at
the
right
time
with
a
match-defining
score
of
61
off
just
35
deliveries.
This
proved,
once
again,
his
immense
value
to
the
team
as
both
captain
and
a
batter.
His
compatriot,
former
cricketer
and
commentator
Danny
Morrison
praised
Williamson’s
calmness
and
consistency
on
Prime
Video’s
six-part
mini-series
Taking
Guard:
India’s
Quest
for
Kiwi
Glory,
giving
the
fans
a
ringside
view
into
the
storied
rivalry
between
India
and
New
Zealand.
He
also
had
a
warning
for
the
Indians.

Former
New
Zealand
cricketer
Danny
Morrison
while
speaking
on
‘Taking
Guard:
India’s
Quest
for
Kiwi
Glory’,
said,
“I
think
Kane
Williamson
has
done
that
in
terms
of
a
broader
picture
of
him
soothing
and
calming
the
way
he
goes
about
his
job.
He
is
just
so
consistent.
When
you
have
a
captain
like
that
who
is
Mr
Consistent,
and
the
Aussies
will
always
tell
you
they
want
to
cut
the
head
of
the
snake,
get
the
captain
out
and
then
get
in
like
hyenas,
I
think
Williamson
is
definitely
that.
While
others
have
gone
with
their
style
of
play,
there
is
no
doubt
that
Williamson
has
always
been
solid
at
number
3.
Whether
it’s
batting
in
Test
matches
or
batting
in
the
middle
order
in
ODIs
or
be
it
opening
in
T20Is,
he
brings
a
calming
influence.
That’s
why
he’s
key
in
this
India
tour.”

However,
Williamson
was
the
sole
hero
of
the
win
that
ensured
the
Kiwis
remained
top
of
the
table
in
their
group.
Tim
Southee,
who
leads
New
Zealand’s
attack
with
the
ball
and
bagged
two
wickets
in
this
match,
stressed
on
the
variety
of
the
bowling
line-up
and
the
extra
dimension
that
Lockie
Ferguson’s
presence
brings
to
the
side.
Southee
also
became
the
leading
wicket-taker
in
the
T20I
format
recently,
with
129
wickets
in
103
international
games.

Tim
Southee
said
on
the
show,
“I
think
that
we
got
a
bit
of
variation.
We
got
the
left
arm,
right
arm.
We
have
got
a
guy
that
can
ball
one
of
the
fastest
balls
in
the
world
in
Lockie
Ferguson.
I
think
he
is
a
massive
point
of
difference
to
the
side.
So
you,
I
think,
just
variations
that
we’ve
got
and
you
throw
in
a
couple
of
good
spinners
as
well.
And
I
guess
we
try
and
pride
ourselves
on,
I
guess,
our
cricket
smarts
and
being
able
to
adapt
to
different
conditions,
different
surfaces.
Not
only
in
New
Zealand
but
around
the
world.”

Ferguson
picked
up
three
wickets
against
Ireland
for
22
runs
in
his
four
overs
to
put
any
hopes
of
an
Ireland
upset
to
rest.