Overview
- Williamson, speaking on the Stick to Cricket podcast on Tuesday, said he rarely paid attention to the 'Fab Four' label during his playing career.
- He said finishing his career made the era feel unique because the four had parallel careers and actually got to know one another.
- Williamson pointed to concrete links that deepened those ties, including playing with Joe Root at Yorkshire and knowing Virat Kohli from Under‑19s.
- He described different levels of personal contact with the others, saying he spent more time with Kohli and Root and less with Steve Smith, and added that he admired each player’s distinct approach to batting.
- The phrase 'Fab Four' was coined in 2014 to capture four leading Test batters and Williamson’s remarks shift the frame from rivalry to historical appreciation of that period.