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Wellington: Sir Richard Hadlee described the World Test Championship-winning team under Kane Williamson as the best team in New Zealand’s cricket history and hailed its performance over the last two years. New Zealand defeated India by eight wickets in Southampton to win the first World Test Championship.

Headley said in a statement, “This is a special day in the history of New Zealand cricket. It is a day to celebrate winning the first World Test Championship. It was a great Test match, which saw many ups and downs. New Zealand did well in front of the best team of India. Over the years, New Zealand have got a lot of good players, which has made us one of the most competitive teams in world cricket.

“It would be fair to say that this team is the best team in New Zealand’s cricket history,” he said. The first fast bowler to take 400 Test wickets in international cricket said that the victory is the result of two years of excellent performance. He said, “In the last two years, the New Zealand team has performed well in Test cricket and won matches at home and abroad and it deserves to be the world champion.”

“The whole team showed tremendous professionalism. Helped each other perform well as a unit. The role of team management and support staff was also instrumental in grooming him.