Indian Great Sunil Gavsakar On Kane Williamson's Likely Strategy in Cricket World Cup Semi-final
While highlighting Williamson's adept footwork and strategic approach, Gavaskar reckoned the Kiwis captain will have no trouble negotiating with the Indian spinners, especially the unorthodox Kuldeep Yadav. As Gavaskar said, "He's such a great player; it doesn't matter if he's come out from a big break and he's scored runs. So, I don't think it's going to make much of a difference.”
"He uses his feet really well to go down the pitch to smother the turn if needed; he then goes and uses the crease as well. So, he's a very good player. I don't think he is going to be fussed about playing Kuldeep; he will know how to tackle him."
He further said that, "If needed, you don't want to hit him for boundaries; just work it away for six singles if that is required. Then, six runs and an over is a good scoring rate by any standard, so he will look to do that. When the boundary ball comes along, he will hit the boundary ball, so we've seen his willingness to take more risks. We haven't seen that side of Kane Williamson, maybe in 2019, but here, we have seen him take the aerial route.
While concluding his statement, he said that, "He got out on a shot for a 100 the other day; he got out on 95, but that's because he had taken the aerial route, and he will probably look to do that against Kuldeep Yadav as well.”