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How Virat Kohli And Kane Williamson Have Fared As Captains

By IANS News June 08, 2021 • 14:24 PM View: 1692

When India captain Virat Kohli and New Zealand counterpart Kane Williamson take field for the World Test Championship (WTC) final on June 18, they will renew a captaincy rivalry that goes back 13 years, to the 2008 under-19 World Cup semi-final.

Kohli came out winner in that duel, and India eventually won the World Cup by beating South Africa in the final.

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