Twitter reacts to Kane Williamson’s comical cap chasing in Windy Wellington
Windy Wellington struck once again in New Zealand with a new victim this time, their own skipper Kane Williamson when he was made to chase his cap that was carried away by the wind. When they talked about the impact of the wind, it was not what we all visualized to be in Wellington.
Wellington’s long list of victims to the wind continued with the dismissal of Prithvi Shaw, Virat Kohli and Hanuma Vihari. The real victim, however, was New Zealand’s duo batsmen - Kane Williamson and Ross Taylor. Taylor playing in his 100th Test match stopped the bowler Kyle Jamieson in his run-up when his cap flew northwards, thanks to the winds in Wellington. While it was well anticipated the winds will have an impact on the game, it was not expected that it will have an immediate impact this way on Day 1 of the Test.
In the 48th over of the innings, with Tim Southee steaming in to bowl against Ajinkya Rahane, wind forced the Kiwi skipper Kane Williamson chase his cap till the boundary rope before the cap won the race reaching the boundary ahead of the skipper. On a serious day of Test cricket, Williamson and his cap’s antics stood out in the otherwise dismal batting performance from Team India on Day 1.
Williamson starting from short square leg chased the cap to the square leg boundary, with the cap eventually crossing the boundary in double-quick time. On the other end, Ajinkya Rahane continued to show off his technique and ability to play in Windy Wellington, which he has made his home from the last series.
Here is how Twitter reacted:
Hahahaha!
— Rohit Sharma Fan Club (@DeepPhuyal) February 21, 2020
And he was chasing it!
Oops! So windy at Basin Reserve that it blows away captain Kane Williamson's cap, and he chases it from mid-off but the wind takes it past boundary!!! @RishabhPant17 1* and @ajinkyarahane88 34* battling windy conditions, 109/5/47th #NZvsIND
— G Krishnan (@gikkukrishnan) February 21, 2020
Kane Williamson's cap has raced away to the boundary. Such strong is the wind. 12th man Daryll Mitchell picks it up and hands it back. A little while ago bails had come off. 🌪️#NZvIND
— Moulin (@Moulinparikh) February 21, 2020
Let's hope Rishabh Pant will have a flowery day today!
#NZvIND #FirstTest
— The Field (@thefield_in) February 21, 2020
Rishabh Pant gets off the mark with a punch down the ground for a single. Took him 13 balls.
Meanwhile, the wind is causing all sorts of problems for the fielding side. Williamson's cap just flew past the boundary line!
IND: 109/5 (46)
Yup!
Lots of wind, the cap of Kane Williamson moved from 30 yards to boundary line. Wow. #NZvIND
— Johns. (@CricCrazyJohns) February 21, 2020
Windy Wellington just blew off Skip Williamson's cap!
— North Stand Gang - Wankhede (@NorthStandGang) February 21, 2020
😵#NZvIND
Sarileru Rishabh Pant ki evvaru! :P
@RishabhPant17 eroju elagaina manchi innings adali🙏 #INDvsNZTestCricket
— MAJOR❤️🔥 (@reddy_6143) February 21, 2020
Lol! Sounds so funny :D :D
Okka ball Ana sarigga connect chestunnava ra pilla pant ga #INDvsNZ
— Condescending Tweeter (@PeaceFinder05) February 21, 2020
Restin!
Why there is kl rahul not present in the Indian squad #AskStar@StarSportsIndia #INDvsNZ
— Shiv om (@ShivcoolSA) February 21, 2020