A biography for Kane Williamsonhasn’t been written yet.
“Cricket can be fickle, so you're better off trying to improve rather than falling back on what you think works.”
“You always want to play at Lord's but you start to understand the importance of playing here as you grow up.”
“A lot of people wish they could bat 500 balls, including myself.”
“You turn up in every game to play the best cricket. It ends there. In terms of results, rankings and how people view it, aren't really focusses for us.”
“You always can improve and I think that's the beauty of international cricket, particularly test cricket, is playing all around the world against different opposition and you constantly have to adapt your game.”
“In sports, we are are very fortunate to play professional sport, to me cricket, something which I do love and I think trying to remember those things and respect that and get as much enjoyment out of it playing in teams with people around and enjoy that space.”
“Everyone is gifted, I guess, but you get some that seem exceptionally so. I'm not one of them.”
“When you're out on the field, you're trying to do as much as you can for the team. Whether that's assisting where you can when you're called upon for your ideas or otherwise.”
“Every game you play, every test you play, any opportunity to win a Test you want to take, but to get into those positions naturally there is just so much hard work, from the first period of play to perhaps late in the match, so for us that's the focus.”
“I mean any tournament, any World Cup is always tough, particularly the T20 World Cup.”
“You get to a final and anything can happen.”
“I just try and keep things as simple as possible. Looking at each game as it comes and trying to prepare as best as I can for it - but definitely trying to keep things simple.”
“Any time you go out to bat, you want to prepare as well as you can and try and commit your plans.”
“Dale Steyn and Vernon Philander are two world-class bowlers and they have shown it.”
“You see players play for different teams all the time.”
“Everybody wants to win.”
“There are a lot of options, lot of cricket, so for me, I love playing all formats.”
“In primary school you get taught to be a tidy Kiwi and pick up after yourself - that's a given.”
“Try to contribute to the team you are playing for and I think that's the main thing.”
“Not many people get that opportunity: cricket in India, playing against India in a World Cup semi-final is special, and something to appreciate and look forward to.”