Ever wondered how Kane Williamson speaking Hindi fluently would sound like? Well, the New Zealand batter was doing the same actually in an analysis show for the broadcasters during the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 recently.
In a video posted by Star Sports on social media, the 34-year-old explained the how a bowler should plan against Rajasthan Royals batter Sanju Samson, albeit in Hindi with the help of Artificial Intelligence.
New Zealand great Kane Williamson’s strategy to get the better of Sanju Samson in the Hindi feed is proof that with Artificial Intelligence, one can breach language barriers.
During his analysis, Kane Williamson discussed the India batter’s strong areas. “Sanju Samson ki batting aur power hitting ka sabse important part hae unki movement. Wo short ball par bohot strong hae and box mein deep jake khelte hae. Wo piche bhi jaake khelte hae aur front leg istemal karte hae, apne haat ko ghumate hae jisse unhe leg side pe ball ko dhakelne mein majat milti hae,” he said.
“Aur sath mein unhe puri choot milti hae apne pure weight transfer karke ball ko puri takat se marke ki. Bohot behtareen khiladi hae wo short ball ke aur overall, fantastic player hae. Wo aapki alag alag lengths ki ball par pressure daal dete hae aur T20 format mein same bowler hard length hit karna chahta hae, jo sanju ko malum hae, wo setup karke usko khub surti se access karte hae,” added Kane Williamson.
One of the sharpest cricketing minds, Kane Williamson is part of the experts panel at Star Sports for IPL 2025. The former New Zealand captain had represented Sunrisers Hyderabad and Gujarat Titans. He had won the IPL title in 2016 and the Orange cap in 2018, both representing Sunrisers Hyderabad. However, he went unsold in the IPL 2025 mega auction happened last year in Saudi Arabia.
Former Australian captain Steve Smith, another member of the Fab Four – Virat Kohli, Kane Williamson, Joe Root – was seen doing similar analysis in Regional languages in the coverage of IPL 2024.
How did Sanju Samson fare?
Playing as a pure batter and not leading Rajasthan Royals in the first three games, Sanju Samson lost his wicket to KKR Pacer Vaibhav Arora for 13 runs. He had opened the season with a fifty against Sunrisers Hyderabad, his sixth consecutive fifty-plus score in the first match of an IPL season. Riyan Parag is leading the Rajasthan Royals in the first three games of IPL 2025.
