New Zealand skipper Kane Williamson, who has on several occasions been famed for his calm demeanour was once again an idol of humility in the post-match press conference of the T20 World Cup. Having lost his second ICC World Cup as a captain, the Blackcaps player chose to see the bigger picture and stated that New Zealand will always continue improving as a team.
Speaking at the post-match press conference in Dubai, Williamson said, “You know the picture is always big. You narrow it down to sort of one game here, one game there and the wins and losses that come as a part of what we do.”
“But the bigger picture is the important one and it is trying to continue to improve as a group,” he added.
Talking about his team, which is relatively low on experience as it was the first-ever World Cup for most of its players, the 31-year-old said that he is proud of the way they played in the tournament.
“You know they played extremely well. There’s a lot of growth here. But as a cricket team, or as any sports team you keep looking forward and try and play better cricket day-to-day, “ he said.
New Zealand lost the T20 World Cup 2021 final by eight wickets to their trans-Tasman rivals Australia.