#1 Kane Williamson
The Kiwi captain is one of the best batsmen going around in the world currently. He has shown that he has the game to be successful across all formats in different conditions, and thus will be one the major threats for the Indian bowling attack.
The young player has also given glimpses of his sharp cricketing brain when he devised tactics to adapt to the slow and low Indian pitches during the World T20 earlier this year. He may not be as flamboyant as someone like a Brendon McCullum but he has a tremendous temperament to deliver the goods at the highest level.
His average in Asia is 47 and has 4 half centuries and 4 centuries to his name, a record which can only improve if he plays to his potential in the upcoming series.
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