Santner, the find of the tour, says Kane Williamson

Williamson said the Kiwi batsmen did not justify to lose eight wickets for just 16 runs. “That’s what’s so frustrating, because we failed as a batting unit. The spinners of the Indian side bowled very well but I don’t think it is justified to lose 8 wickets for 16 runs. We need to look at some of our plans. There was turn in the pitch in some other games too but we were able to handle it better then,” Williamson said after their massive 190-run defeat in the fifth and final ODI here. 

Despite the losses, Williamson pointed out at the positives they would take home from tour. “He (Mitchell Santner) has been outstanding. Certainly a highlight from our tour. A young cricketer, who is newish to our side. Although conditions were favourable to spinners here there are a lot of spinners who come here and struggle. I guess it’s because of the pace of the wicket against extremely good players of spin. Mitch has performed day in and day out. He’s a great asset to have. Not to mention his batting and his fielding as well,’ he said.