India have lost the semi-final of ICC World Cup [https://www.essentiallysports.com/tag/icc-cricket-world-cup-2019-schedule/] against Kane Williamson led New Zealand at?Emirates Old Trafford, Manchester on July 10. The game was originally scheduled to be played on July 9 but due to rain it had to shift to the reserve day. Although India started off really well by restricting the Kiwis within 239, their efforts went in vain as they failed to register a win. While chasing, India got off to a horrible start where they lost their in-form opener Rohit Sharma [https://www.essentiallysports.com/tag/rohit-sharma/] for mere 1. It was Matt Henry who provided the first breakthrough. However, captain Virat Kohli [https://www.essentiallysports.com/tag/virat-kohli/] also got dismissed by LBW off Trent?Boult and then KL Rahul [https://www.essentiallysports.com/tag/kl-rahul/] as well. Dinesh Karthik [https://www.essentiallysports.com/tag/dinesh-karthik/] also failed to impress and all left India struggling at 24-4. Rishabh Pant and Hardik Pandya [https://www.essentiallysports.com/tag/hardik-pandya/] tried their best to build a partnership and they added 47 runs. However, it was Ravindra Jadeja [https://www.cricbuzz.com/profiles/587/ravindra-jadeja] along with MS Dhoni [https://www.essentiallysports.com/tag/ms-dhoni/] wh nearly pulled off the things. Jadeja played a blistering knock of 77 off 59, including four boundaries and as many sixes and added 106-run partnership with MS Dhoni before his dismissal. [http://www.essentiallysports.com/wp-content/uploads/MS-Dhoni-has-scored-four-consecutive-fifty-plus-score-against-Australia-in-ODIs-in-2019..jpg]MS Dhoni However, Dhoni also fell for 50 by a stunning direct throw from Martin Guptill. Both their dismissals ended India’s hope of winning the game and they eventually bowled out for 221. after the win, New Zealand captain Kane Williamson [https://www.essentiallysports.com/tag/kane-williamson/] backed the decision of including MS Dhoni in the squad. He was asked if he had been the captain of India, would he had included MS Dhoni in the squad. He replied with a “yes”, adding, “he’s a world-class player.” Kane Williamson further added, “experience at this level and in these occasions is so important and his contribution today and yesterday but throughout this campaign was extremely important and that partnership that he was involved in with Jadeja who came in and hit the ball better than anybody in both teams was very, very valuable and he’s a world-class cricketer.” New Zealand will now play against the winner of the second semi-final between Australia and England at Lord’s on July 14. 

India have lost the semi-final against New Zealand by 18 runs. However, Kane Williamson has backed the decision of including MS Dhoni in the squad.

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Kane Williamson is the only non-Indian captain of an IPL team this season. He first broke into the New Zealand squad in 2010 for Tests and ODIs. A year later, he made his T20 debut for the Kiwis as well.

Incidentally, his Test and ODI debuts were against the Indian cricket team. Meanwhile, his T20 debut was against Zimbabwe in 2011

IPL Career

Kane Williamson made his IPL debut in 2015 with the <a href="https://www.essentiallysports.com/ipl-2019-can-the-sunrisers-hyderabad-rise-to-the-occasion/">Sunrisers Hyderabad</a>. In fact, he had pretty much spent his entire IPL career till date with the Sunrisers.

Williamson was also part of the squad that clinched the 2016 title. Two years later, when David Warner stepped down from captaincy following his involvement in a ball-tampering scandal, Williamson took his place.

Under him, the Sunrisers Hyderabad reached the finals, but sadly lost to the Chennai Super Kings. In the same year, he scored a grand total of 735 runs to win the Orange Cap.

Now, for IPL 2019, his services as SRH skipper has been retained.

<img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-151767" src="http://www.essentiallysports.com/wp-content/uploads/kane-williamson-bcci_806x605_51524828384.jpg" alt="Kane Williamson" width="806" height="605" />

Expectations for IPL 2019

Heading into IPL 2019, the Sunrisers Hyderabad will have a lot riding on them. Sadly, Williamson is out of action due to injury and so, Bhuvneshwar Kumar is the stand-in.

The 28-year old from Tauranga, New Zealand, picked up a shoulder injury ahead of IPL 2019. At that time, New Zealand were facing Bangladesh in a Test match, the second of two Test matches.

Hopefully, he recovers quickly has helps the team reach another triumph in IPL 2019.

Williamson boasts of an average strike rate of 137.41. He has also smashed 39 sixes, the most coming in last year with 28. He also has 11 half centuries under his belt, with eight of them coming in 2018.

The New Zealand skipper was retained for Rs. 3 crores by SRH for IPL 2019.

<img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-151768" src="http://www.essentiallysports.com/wp-content/uploads/srh-s-kane-williamson_db660f60-513b-11e8-8287-628684009267.jpg" alt="" width="960" height="540" />

Kane Williamson

Profile Kane Williamson is the only non-Indian captain of an IPL team this season. He first broke into the New Zealand squad in 2010 for Tests and ODIs. A year later, he made his T20 debut for the Kiwis as well. Incidentally, his Test and ODI debuts were against the Indian cricket team. Meanwhile, his T20 debut was against Zimbabwe in 2011 IPL Career Kane Williamson made his IPL debut in 2015 with the Sunrisers Hyderabad. In fact, he had pretty much spent his entire IPL career till date with the Sunrisers. Williamson was also part of the squad that clinched the 2016 title. Two years later, when David Warner stepped down from captaincy following his involvement in a ball-tampering scandal, Williamson took his place. Under him, the Sunrisers Hyderabad reached the finals, but sadly lost to the Chennai Super Kings. In the same year, he scored a grand total of 735 runs to win the Orange Cap. Now, for IPL 2019, his services as SRH skipper has been retained. Expectations for IPL 2019 Heading into IPL 2019, the Sunrisers Hyderabad will have a lot riding on them. Sadly, Williamson is out of action due to injury and so, Bhuvneshwar Kumar is the stand-in. The 28-year old from Tauranga, New Zealand, picked up a shoulder injury ahead of IPL 2019. At that time, New Zealand were facing Bangladesh in a Test match, the second of two Test matches. Hopefully, he recovers quickly has helps the team reach another triumph in IPL 2019. Williamson boasts of an average strike rate of 137.41. He has also smashed 39 sixes, the most coming in last year with 28. He also has 11 half centuries under his belt, with eight of them coming in 2018. The New Zealand skipper was retained for Rs. 3 crores by SRH for IPL 2019.

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Virat Kohli has had an impressive career since making his debut in the Indian team in 2008. He first broke into the national side in ODIs, soon followed by a 2010 debut in T20s and a Test debut in 2011.

Since then, his rise has been meteoric and he eventually took the mantle of India captain from MS Dhoni. ODI captaincy was up first in 2013, followed by Test captaincy when MS Dhoni announced his retirement in 2014. Finally, Virat Kohli was appointed T20 skipper in 2017.

IPL Career

Virat Kohli made his IPL debut back in 2008 itself for Royal Challengers Bangalore. Since then, he has remained in the team all these years.

After an average debut season, his form picked up in subsequent years. For two straight seasons, he was in the top 3 of highest run-scorers in IPL.

In 2011, he was promoted to vice captain and even took over as skipper when regular, Daniel Vettori was injured. When the latter retired in 2013, Kohli took the mantle of RCB captain, and has led the side ever since.

Now, for IPL 2019, Virat Kohli heads into the new season as the captain once again.

<img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-151142" src="http://www.essentiallysports.com/wp-content/uploads/kohli-ap-m1.jpg" alt="Virat Kohli" width="759" height="422" />

Expectations for IPL 2019

With regard to expectations, there is a lot of pressure on the team. For years, they have always been so close and yet so far. On paper, RCB have had the strongest batting line-up of all other teams, yet, they have failed to deliver time and again.

Between 2011 and 2017, RCB boasted of the deadliest batting line-up. To be precise, joining Virat Kohli was South Africa's AB de Villiers and West Indian giant, Chris Gayle.

Inspite of this, and Gayle smashing a few centuries here and there, RCB almost always bottled the job.

So, will the 2019 season be any different? Can captain Virat Kohli inspire his men to rally forth into victory? Or will Virat Kohli and the RCB squad succumb to defeat yet again, as was the case all these years?

Virat Kohli

Profile Virat Kohli has had an impressive career since making his debut in the Indian team in 2008. He first broke into the national side in ODIs, soon followed by a 2010 debut in T20s and a Test debut in 2011. Since then, his rise has been meteoric and he eventually took the mantle of India captain from MS Dhoni. ODI captaincy was up first in 2013, followed by Test captaincy when MS Dhoni announced his retirement in 2014. Finally, Virat Kohli was appointed T20 skipper in 2017. IPL Career Virat Kohli made his IPL debut back in 2008 itself for Royal Challengers Bangalore. Since then, he has remained in the team all these years. After an average debut season, his form picked up in subsequent years. For two straight seasons, he was in the top 3 of highest run-scorers in IPL. In 2011, he was promoted to vice captain and even took over as skipper when regular, Daniel Vettori was injured. When the latter retired in 2013, Kohli took the mantle of RCB captain, and has led the side ever since. Now, for IPL 2019, Virat Kohli heads into the new season as the captain once again. Expectations for IPL 2019 With regard to expectations, there is a lot of pressure on the team. For years, they have always been so close and yet so far. On paper, RCB have had the strongest batting line-up of all other teams, yet, they have failed to deliver time and again. Between 2011 and 2017, RCB boasted of the deadliest batting line-up. To be precise, joining Virat Kohli was South Africa&#8217;s AB de Villiers and West Indian giant, Chris Gayle. Inspite of this, and Gayle smashing a few centuries here and there, RCB almost always bottled the job. So, will the 2019 season be any different? Can captain Virat Kohli inspire his men to rally forth into victory? Or will Virat Kohli and the RCB squad succumb to defeat yet again, as was the case all these years?