Current World XI in ODI Cricket

#5 Kane Williamson (New Zealand-Captain)

Kane Williamson

Kane Williamson is a New Zealand international cricketer who is currently the captain of the New Zealand national team. He is a right-handed batsman and an occasional off spin bowler and is considered as one of the best batsmen of the current generation. He is currently ranked at number 8 in ODI cricket in the batsman rankings.

Arguably New Zealand's finest batsman since the legendary Martin Crowe, Kane Williamson had been a wonder kid since his teenage days. His exceptional talent included the rare Non-Asian skill to play quality spin apart from being adept against fast bowling.

Williamson's batting is a purists delight. His classy strokeplay blending nicely with his footwork and gritty temperament. The only slight flaw that can be mentioned about his batting could be his relative inability to score quickly at will. One could argue that his role is that of a sheet anchor around which the other Kiwi batsmen revel. However, if he can raise his white-ball skills a notch upward, he could be a real phenomenon in world cricket. This is not to suggest that he hasn't produced impact knocks in the shorter formats. Williamson is also very clever in using his tactics as a captain.

In 127 matches for Newzealand, Williamson has scored 5157 runs at an amazing average of 46.88 and at a decent strike rate of 83.24.

He, not only deserves his place in the starting line up but also deserves to captain this side as well.