NEW DELHI: As Kiwi stars Kane Williamson and Tim Southee attained the milestone of playing 100 Test matches, batting great Sachin Tendulkar hailed them as the "torchbearers" of New Zealand cricket on Friday.
Tendulkar said on his social media account X that it was "fitting' that both Williamson and Southee played their 100th Test match together after 16 years of playing in the 2008 U19 World Cup.