Kane Williamson’s sportsmanship despite defeat in Final won him respect & love from Twitterati

New Zealand Skipper, Kane Williamson won the Player of the Tournament award for his excellent contribution to the Black Caps throughout the World Cup. The Captain has always led the team from the front and has proved to be the team’s most reliable batsman throughout the tournament. However, despite the personal laurels and glories, the loss in the final despite scoring equal runs as the winning team would be quite difficult to swallow.

However, it was this cricketer’s sportsmanship and his gracious acceptance of the defeat that makes him one of the greatest players to ever play the game. Despite the heartbreaking defeat in the final, the New Zealand skipper was seen putting forth a smile and accepting the defeat. The fans were amazed with the skipper’s honesty and the fact that he didn’t complain despite the unfair loss in the final. A few also termed him to be the most respected captain in the tournament and mentioned that he is the real winner at the end of the day.

Former cricketers and fans also expressed their respect for the New Zealand skipper, let’s have a look.

Former Indian opener, Virendra Sehwag posted a picture of Kane and mentioned that it was beautiful to see the New Zealand skipper smile after the tie. He also added that even though New Zealand already had supporters in India, they won by their spirit and calmness in the match. He tweeted as, “New Zealand had many fans in India and today they have won many more, by their calmness and spirit. Kane Williamson, smiling after the tie. Beautiful to see #CWC19Final”.

Chris Lynn expressed his respect for the Skipper and tweeted as, “I already thought I couldn’t respect Kane Williamson any higher but the bloke has gone to another level. What a absolute champion”.

Everyone is allowed to be who they want to be & I think that’s the beauty of this world. Everyone should be the best they can be.#CWC19Final #ENGvsNZ

*Williamson given a standing ovation as he leaves!

Pic 2: Kane Williamson after Lost 2019 world cup but still smiling

This is called sportsman spirit

Never make excuses
Never blame other
Never get angry
Never get overwhelmed in emotions
Never let victory get on head
Always smile on the face of failure!

we love u kane, you have all our respect! you deserve the world, Feel good soon buoy