Kane Williamson creates history, becomes first-ever New Zealand player to achieve THIS milestone

The 34-year-old star New Zealand batter became the first player from his nation to reach 9,000 runs in Test cricket

Former New Zealand skipper Kane Williamson became the first-ever player from his country to complete 9,000 runs in red-ball cricket. The 34-year-old achieved this feat in the ongoing Test against England in Christchurch.

Williamson made a fabulous comeback from the groin injury that kept him out of action in the 3-match Test series against India. The batter reached this milestone during the second session of the third day.

It took Williamson 103 Tests to achieve the feat, making it the joint third-fastest alongside Sri Lanka’s Kumar Sangakkara and Pakistan’s Younis Khan to 9,000 Test runs. Australia’s Steve Smith still holds the record after reaching the milestone in his 99th Test match.

Williamson played great knocks in both the innings of the first Test against England. He scored 93 runs in his comeback innings and helped the Kiwis post a good first inning total of 348 before contributing 61 runs more in the second innings.

Coming to the match, England posted a mammoth total of 499 in reply to New Zealand’s 348 thanks to Harry Brook’s 171 and fine knocks from Ollie Pope and Ben Stokes. The Kiwis finished the third day on 155/6, leading by just 4 runs. Daryl Mitchell, who is playing unbeaten on 31 will be trying to rescue his side from this dire situation and help them in posting a respectable target for England.