Published: Aug 01, 2016, 05:42 PM (IST)
Edited: Aug 01, 2016, 05:42 PM (IST)
New Zealand are reigning high after their win in 1st Test against Zimbabwe by 117 runs in Bulawayo. The contributions majorly came in from skipper Kane Williamson with his knock of 91 and Ross Taylor’s unbeaten knock of 173. Taking over the responsibilities from former skipper Brendon McCullum, Williamson has lead his side to victory as Test skipper for first time. Intererstingly, Taylor is impressed with Williamson’s captaincy and opined that the new skipper is looking to establish his own methods to the role. Taylor has also led the side earlier for short span of time before McCullum took over the role as captain across formats. FULL CRICKET SCORECARD: Zimbabwe vs New Zealand 2016, 1st Test match at Bulawayo
Speaking to stuff.co.nz, Taylor said “Kane is trying to take a little bit of what Brendon had but put his own stamp on it too. He has been very relaxed the way he has gone about it. He’s been great to deal with. Obviously when you are captain you can sometimes look after other stuff but it was nice to see him get some runs yesterday. He is a class player and I’m sure over time we will see a great captain evolve and hopefully the team can grow with him as well,” he added. ALSO READ: Hesson praises Watling, Wagner following NZ’s win over ZIM
New Zealand head coach Mike Hesson, was equally impressed by his side’s all round performance, especially the fact that they managed to adapt quickly to the conditions. Williamson, who was going through mental fatigue but it was coach Hesson, who was confident that Williamson could lead his side to victory and is ready to face the challenges in the coming line of Test series until 2017. New Zealand had a training camp at Pretoria ahead of the Zimbabwe series and also played tour matches that helped them to boost their confidence before heading towards 1st Test.
