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    "editor1": "<p><strong>Canberra, Dec 5:&nbsp;<\/strong>&nbsp;New Zealand skipper Kane Williamson is undoubtedly one of the great batsmen in modern day cricket as he adapts to any situation beside being a great leader.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Years ago, when the current Kiwi skipper toured Australia for the first time as a 21-year-old, wicketkeeper-batsman Brendon McCullum had told Aussie legend Ricky Ponting that Williamson would go on to become a great.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Speaking about it, Ponting said: &quot;Brendon McCullum said to me then &lsquo;this kid is going to be one of the best players in the world.&quot;<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&quot;And I thought &lsquo;really?&#39;. He was pretty loose outside off stump and was going pretty hard at the ball. But when you see him now and what he&#39;s developed into, he plays the ball later than anybody, he makes big runs, he makes runs consistently and he&#39;s been talked about as being one of the best players in the world for the last four or five years,&quot; Ponting was quoted as saying by cricket.com.au.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&quot;And he&#39;s their captain, so he&#39;s a very important player for them,&quot; Ponting added.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Ponting also felt that Williamson has turned into a great cricketer in the shortest format of the game which is not a very easy thing to do.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&quot;I&#39;ve seen him turn himself from an ordinary T20 player into a very good T20 player, and that&#39;s not an easy thing to do. That says a lot about the skill that he&#39;s got,&quot; Ponting opined.<br \/>\r\n&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n",
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