After World Cup, Test Championship A New Challenge: Kane Williamson

New Zealand have a chance of securing the top spot in Test cricket when they take on Sri Lanka in a two-match series from August 14, exactly a month after their cruel World Cup defeat to England. New Zealand, with 109 points in Test cricket, are ranked behind India on 113 points, but a 2-0 series win in Sri Lanka will see the Kiwis leapfrog the Asian heavyweights. Test rankings have added relevance with the new, two-year ICC World Test Championship now under way, culminating in a 2021 final at Lord's between the top two teams. Blackcaps skipper Kane Williamson sees the Test series vs Sri Lanka as a fresh challenge. Williamson his backing his bowlers to do the job. Mumbai-born left-arm spinner Ajaz Patel claimed five wickets in the warm-up game in Negombo and he is likely to be the second spinner to leggie Todd Astle. (Video courtesy: NZC)

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