Kiwi captain Kane Williamson was once again on the Twitter trending list and once again, for all the right reasons. The 30-year-old not only supported the Black Lives Matter movement along with the West Indies team but was seen consoling and comforting Kemar Roach, the West Indian fast bowler, who lost his father on the very day the first Test between the two countries began.
On receiving the sad news, Roach, 32 was seen being comforted by Williamson. The Cricket West Indies (CWI) official Twitter handle shared the picture of the two men having an emotional hug.
"CWI extends deepest condolences to Kemar Roach and his family on the passing of his father. Both the #MenInMaroon and the @BLACKCAPS teams wore black armbands on the opening day of the 1st Test in his honour," Windies Cricket wrote in a tweet.
Earlier in the day, all the players wore black armbands in solidarity with Roach’s personal loss.
The Twitter, always a friendly place for Williamson, was once again seen showering overwhelming support to the Kiwi skipper for his actions as well as for the innings he played on the field.
Williamson’s team, batting first at Seddon Park, Hamilton, after having lost the toss, was in slight danger when the debutante Young got out for just four runs, the team score being 14. It was Tom Latham and Williamson who steadied the ship and sailed it past 150 as they added 154 for the third wicket before Roach dismissed Latham. However, Williamson was undeterred and went to build yet another partnership with senior-pro Ross Taylor.
At the end of the first day, the partnership had reached a total of 75 and Williamson was batting, not out, on 97, while Taylor remained unbeaten on 32.
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