Happy Birthday Kane Williamson: Cricket's most loved 'gentleman' turns 30 today

New Zealand skipper Kane Williamson turns 30 today. The captain earned respect after the epic final battle between England and the BlackCaps during the ICC World Cup.

A true gentleman of the sport, Williamson is still hailed for his graceful acceptance of New Zealand's heart-breaking defeat against England via boundary count in the final of last year's 50-overs World Cup.

Williamson has 34 international centuries for New Zealand, a Test batting average of 50.99 and an ODI batting average of 47.48.
 
He also led Indian Premier League (IPL) franchise Sunrisers Hyderabad.

The team's Twitter handle shared a video to wish him on birthday day with the caption, "Always smiling Smiling face with open mouth and smiling eyes Loved by every cricket fan Orange heart Happy birthday to an extraordinary cricketer and human being, Kane Williamson!"

HERE IS THE VIDEO:

Always smiling 
Loved by every cricket fan 

Happy birthday to an extraordinary cricketer and human being, Kane Williamson! #HappyBirthdayKane #OrangeArmy #SRH pic.twitter.com/0YDGMXOVmn

— SunRisers Hyderabad (@SunRisers) August 7, 2020

The 2020 edition of the IPL will be played in the UAE from September 19 - November 10.

The IPL's Governing Council (GC) met on Sunday via video-conference to discuss issues pertaining to the IPL 2020 edition. The 13th edition of the T20 tournament will be staged at three venues (Dubai, Abu Dhabi, and Sharjah) in the UAE.