Sunrisers Hyderabad skipper Kane Williamson said that he idolised batting maestro Sachin Tendulkar as a youngster. “Some of my favourite cricketers have been Indians. Indian player Sachin Tendulkar, I met him during my debut for New Zealand. We were playing against each other, and I was looking at what he was doing. That was a bit of distraction,” Williamson told reporters during a promotional event.
“The first time I met him was in my debut game for New Zealand. I was watching him on the field, wondering what he was doing. It was a really nice experience. He is a legend of the game,” said Williamson who is a part of modern Fab 4, which consists some of the modern greats like Virat Kohli, Joe Root and Steve Smith.
“There were so many great players in the team. Rahul Dravid, VVS Laxman…they are such fantastic people…open to talk to about the game of cricket. I was 19-20 and it was great opportunity to get alongside the legends of the game and pick their brains,” Williamson added.
(With IANS inputs)
