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Rachin Ravindra ecstatic to share dressing room with Kane Williamson, skipper calls him 'valuable asset'

New Zealand newcomer Rachin Ravindra is ecstatic at the prospect of sharing the same dressing room with his batting idol Kane Williamson in the upcoming series against England.

Ravindra, who has earned a maiden call up to the squad for the two-match Test series said the Blackcaps skipper Kane Williamson has been a ‘world-class’ player at the international level in the last decade. He also said that it would be an ‘incredible feeling’ for him to learn the craft 0f batsmanship from Williamson from such close quarters.

“I talk about idols in the team and he is definitely one of them. He is a world-class batsman and has been for the last 10 years. So, every single opportunity I’ll have to mingle with him will be amazing. Learning from such world-class players….I don’t know. I can’t really turn it into words because he is such a special cricketer. Sharing a dressing room with him will be an incredible feeling,” Ravindra said in a video shared on Blackcaps Twitter timeline.

Discussing the quality of the Kiwi skipper in detail, the Wellington youngster said that Williamson has personified ‘the good Kiwi man’ for his humbleness. He also said that the hunger for more and more runs every time he walks out to bat and the temperament to sore big runs make him a world-class player for the Blackcaps.

“I think if you watch him, just hunger for runs. He just looks like wanting to score double-hundred every time he goes out to bat and I admire the incredible temperament to be able to do that for New Zealand in Test matches. The way he goes about it. He is such a humble bloke who personified the good Kiwi man,” added the left-handed batting all-rounder. 

Blackcaps captain also spoke very highly of Ravindra’s all-around abilities and called him a ‘valuable asset’ for the New Zealand Test side. He said that the 21-year-old crossed every step of the game in the domestic arena to earn an ‘exciting’ opportunity for himself on his maiden Test tour. 

“Really exciting young talent and yes, bat and ball left-arm orthodox bowling obviously is a valuable asset and come through the grades and played and missed for a few years now and obviously been involved in A cricket as well and done really really well. So, really exciting opportunity for him on his first Test tour,” Williamson said in another video posted by the Blackcaps on Twitter.

“I am sure he will fit in really really well. He’s got some teammates here and a few of the youngest guys around and few old heads but so far it has been fun and I am sure he will be eager to get into training and out of quarantine.”

New Zealand players arrived in various bunches in London before heading to Southampton where they are under quarantine now. The Test series will commence on June 02 at Lord’s in London.

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