Kane Williamson left flummoxed by a 7-year-old's questions

New Zealand skipper Kane Williamson is well known for his ability to decimate any major bowling attack in the world. But on Thursday, a seven-year-old kid’s array of questions left the Black Caps captain speechless. Youngster Jimi Samuels, a cricket enthusiast, was given the opportunity to ask his idol and inspiration Williamson some questions in an interview. And he was absolutely taken aback after the round of questions about his captaincy and batting, as Samuels sent down a lethal yorker which left the Kiwi batting star struggling.

The kid asked Williamson about the finish in the Chappell-Hadlee series last season at Eden Park. The skipper, fielding at short mid-on, had run-out Josh Hazlewood and stopped the Australian from pulling off a win in a thrilling opening match of the Chappell-Hadlee Trophy in January earlier this year. New Zealand subsequently clinched the three-match series, 2-0.

The nail-biter

Kiwis had scraped home in the first ODI but only after rookie all-rounder, Marcus Stoinis’ unbeaten 146 fell short of carrying his team to a victory. Stoinis came in when Australia was reeling at 54 for five and calmly set about rebuilding after his more experienced teammates had squandered their wickets. His 146 was a record ODI score for an Australian number seven batsman. He smashed 11 sixes and nine fours in his blistering knock.

Flummoxed by kid’s question, Williamson replied by saying: “Ahhahh… you mean the last game?

Oh, that game. Sheesh. That was a frustrating game for a long period of time. That guy was whacking it everywhere. Remember the guy, Stoinis? You don’t remember? I don’t remember either.”

Returning home after the culmination of the Caribbean Premier League, Williamson will start off his preparations to lead his nation in the upcoming limited-over tour of India. The two teams will lock horn in three ODIs and as many T20Is.

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