Kane Williamson celebrates the final victory of the WTC, “changing diapers” and ” fully fulfilling the duties of a dad.”
New Zealand captain Kane Williamson said he was celebrating the team’s victory in the final of the World Test Championship (WTC) against India, “fully fulfilling his duties.” Williamson said he drove a rented car to Somerset, where his family was staying, after winning the Ages Bowl in Southampton.
“I drove to meet them the next day. I had to do a couple of photoshoots before that and a couple of interviews. Then got in the car and drove to Somerset and started changing nappies. It’s a slightly unique way of celebrating,” Williamson told Cricbuzz.
“To be honest, I wasn’t thrilled when I got into my rental car and it was a manual. After not having driven a manual car for so many years, I was thinking sheesh I just need to make sure I’m focused here and try not to stall. Anyway, the journey was successful in the end. Rather than enjoying the countryside, I was pretty switched on to my GPS and making sure I was changing gears smoothly,” he said.
Williamson said that the team celebrated the night of the final day of the match, in which he and Ross Taylor led New Zealand to an eight-wicket win.
“We had a really enjoyable night and the rest of the team were flying back to quarantine for two weeks. That’s sort of the world we live in. I know it sounds funny, after such a long period of time, there’s no better place you’d rather be than with family.”
“I’ve been fully engaged in daddy duties. So, the focus has changed quite quickly. But there’s been a number of chats with the other guys and a real buzz in the country around cricket and around that specific tournament you can call it, over two years. And yeah, a real thrill over such a long period of time, so much hard work to try and create the opportunity to be involved in a final. And to have such a competitive and closely contested match, and to come out on the right side in a world event, is pretty special,” he said.
