Former South African and RCB batsman AB de Villiers believes that Kane Williamson will probably be an necessary a part of Gujarat Titans’ batting line-up in IPL 2023.
Ahead of tonight’s opener towards MS Dhoni’s CSK, de Villiers praised Williamson and stated that the latter is an absolute rockstar and he is usually a glue to any batting line-up within the IPL.
“Kane Williamson is an absolute rockstar participant. It’s vastly underestimated with regards to T20 cricket. Everyone thinks he slows down the run-a-ball after which he steps it up. I believe He might be the glue of any batting line-up and nonetheless rating at 170-180 batting strike fee.
Williamson, who performed for Sunrisers Hyderabad for the final eight years, was launched by the franchise forward of the 2023 season and was purchased by Gujarat Titans at his base worth of ₹2 crore.
“I think Kane can just play his natural game, get himself in and take them down at the end. If the rest of the line-up falls around him, he can take those guys to the 20th over.” He’s the right man for her. And that is going to be his function.’
The veteran batsman then heaped reward on GT’s explosive opener Shubman Gill and stated that he’s a seasoned campaigner in the mean time and the 2023 version of the event will stand him in good stead.
“Shubman Gill is a kind of very proficient gamers who can praise somebody like Kane Williamson. Shubman has come a good distance together with his cricket and now he’s nearly like a seasoned campaigner regardless of being younger.
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“He’s got all the shots in his book. He’s quite a tall opening batsman, strong and hits the ball in the V from the front. He’s got all the shots needed to take games away from teams but I also think He has the mind to think about the game and he is a smart cricketer. IPL 2023 is going to be good for him.”
Gill performed a key function in Gujarat Titans batting unit’s maiden IPL win. He ended IPL 2022 as GT’s second-highest run-scorer with 483 runs in 16 innings, solely behind skipper Hardik Pandya (487).
With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
