New Zealand skipper, Kane Williamson, turned 29 on Thursday. Many cricketers took it to their social media handle to send wishes to the Kiwi’s captain. Indian cricketer Shikhar Dhawan praised Williamson for his extraordinary performance writing, “A rare breed of batsman who can perform in any format. Happy birthday, man. #KaneWilliamson .”
A rare breed of batsman who can perform in any format. Happy birthday, man. #KaneWilliamson 🤗 pic.twitter.com/GwmCQC3V6h
— Shikhar Dhawan (@SDhawan25) August 8, 2019
Harbhajan Singh also took to his twitter handle wishing the player on the special occasion calling him one of the best batsmen and human being.
Happy birthday #KaneWilliamson one the best batsman and surely no 1 captain nd human being.. keep inspiring.. god bless
— Harbhajan Turbanator (@harbhajan_singh) August 8, 2019
The internet broke when the New Zealand captain was seen celebrating his birthday with the Sri Lankan fans. The New Zealand cricket team is in Sri Lanka to play two Test Series match, starting from 14 August. Ahead of it, the Kiwi team is playing a three-day warm-up match against Sri Lanka which started on Thursday. During the warm-up match, Sri Lankan fans brought a cake to celebrate Kane’s birthday in Katunayake and the player did not disappoint them. In the video, Kane is seen running to the fans and eating the cake with them. The cricketers kind gesture took the world in awe.
WATCH: Kane Williamson runs off to eat birthday cake from Sri Lanka fan during warm-up match – https://t.co/iJlp1saOOs #SLvNZ @BLACKCAPS #KaneWilliamson
— Sri Lanka Cricket 🇱🇰 (@OfficialSLC) August 8, 2019
Later, the official social media handle of Sri Lanka cricket shared a post, captioning it, “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.”
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
The man with zero haters definitely knows how to win hearts.