March 29 (CRICKETNMORE) - New Zealand captain Kane Williamson on Thursday defended David Warner and said that he is not a bad guy after Cricket Australia handed 12-month bans to former Australia captain Steve Smith and vice-captain Warner over their involvement in the ball-tampering incident during the Cape Town Test against South Africa.

Williamson described the punishment as 'strong' but defended Warner as a person. "He's not a bad person by any means.