Kane Williamson runs off to eat birthday cake from Sri Lanka fan during warm-up match, watch video

New Zealand captain Kane Williamson won hearts of Sri Lanka fans after a heartwarming gesture on Friday. The right-handed batsman, who turned 29 on Friday, was on the field during NZ’s warm-up game against Sri Lanka Board President’s XI. During a break between two overs, he was seen running towards a section of Sri Lanka fans who had brought a huge cake to celebrate the occasion. The fan cut a piece of the cake and gave it to Williamson as he approached them.

The New Zealand skipper had a piece and then reciprocated the gesture, cutting a piece and feeding it to the fan. The crowd applauded Williamson for his brilliant gesture as ground staff and security surrounded the area.

What a way to celebrate the Birthday! Kane Williamson celebrates his 29th with Sri Lankan fans eating a piece of Cake with them during the warm-up! @BLACKCAPS pic.twitter.com/WyzZ86NUVH

— Sri Lanka Cricket 🇱🇰 (@OfficialSLC) August 8, 2019

New Zealand Cricket (NZC) announced a 15-member squad for the upcoming Test series against Sri Lanka, which marks the start of ICC World Test Championship for the Kiwis.

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The team will be led by Kane Williamson and the test squad comprises of four frontline spinners. Left-arm spinner Ajaz Patel and off-spinner Will Somerville have been called back into the team to bolster the spin bowling attack.

Kane Williamson - The most loved cricketer in the world celebrating his 29th birthday in an unusual way. #Champion #SLvNZ @BLACKCAPS @ThePapareSports pic.twitter.com/ZWaQbqyXPn

— Damith Weerasinghe (@Damith1994) August 8, 2019

Trent Boult, Tim Southee, Neil Wagner, and Colin de Grandhomme have been named in the squad as fast-bowling options. BJ Watling will act as the regular wicket-keeper, but in case, he gets injured, the management has named Tom Blundell as the wicket-keeping cover.New Zealand recently finished as the runners-up in the recently concluded ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup. They lost to England on the basis of boundary countback rule as both 50-over action and super over ended up in a tie.

(With inputs from ANI)

First Published: Aug 08, 2019 19:54 IST