Cricket-New Zealand's WTC triumph shows nice guys can finish first


  • Cricket
  • Friday, 25 Jun 2021

FILE PHOTO: Cricket - ICC World Test Championship Final - India v New Zealand - Rose Bowl, Southampton, Britain - June 23, 2021 New Zealand's Kane Williamson celebrates with the trophy and teammates after winning the final to because the ICC World Test Champions Action Images via Reuters/John Sibley

NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Long sneered at as the "nice guys" of the sport, New Zealand's victory in the World Test Championship (WTC) is being seen as validation of their own reserved brand of cricket.

Kane Williamson and his men defied India, and Southampton's wet weather, to become test cricket's first world champions, earning praise as much for their attitude as their aptitude.

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