India vs New Zealand 2019: Player battles - Part 1

#2 Bhuvneshwar Kumar vs Kane Williamson

Williamson will be a prize wicket for India

One of the biggest threats for Team India in the series against New Zealand will be Kane Williamson. The Kiwi skipper has been the mainstay of New Zealand batting for some time now and big runs from him will certainly improve his team's chances of winning the series.

Williamson is technically sound and unlike most of the overseas batsmen, is a terrific player of spin bowling. Thus Virat Kohli might look to attack Williamson with pace and Bhuvneshwar might be assigned this crucial task.

Bhuvneshwar looked off-colour against West Indies but made a spectacular comeback against Australia, picking up 8 wickets in 3 games. Bhuvi was also the highest wicket-taker from either side. The right-arm seamer is deadly dangerous with the new ball and more often than not provides vital wickets in the first few overs.

Bhuvneshwar is also a thinking cricketer, and it will be a fascinating battle when he takes on the might of Kane Williamson.