Kane Williamson drove to Somerset to meet his family after the WTC title win.
New Zealand skipper Kane Williamson has been celebrating the World Test Championship (WTC) title win by engaging in father's duties. He rented a car and drove to Somerset to meet his family after the 8-wicket win against India in the WTC final.
Williamson said he changed the nappies of his baby girl, born in December last year, and jokingly called it a 'unique way of celebration'. The drive to Somerset wasn't easy for the Kiwi captain as he was driving a manual car after a long time.
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"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.
New Zealand cricketers had celebrated the win on the night of the WTC final's last day. While Williamson's teammates flew back home after the celebration, he is still in England for The Hundred tournament where he will be seen in a mentorship role for Birmingham Phoenix.
"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.
(With Cricbuzz Inputs)