Like a steady wind that slips through a half-open window at night, Kane Williamson reigns without any fuss. Not for him the high-octane blend that Virat Kohli dishes out nor the attention that Joe Root and Steve Smith inevitably draw. Williamson would rather say, ‘It is what it is’, ruffle his beard and, with a philosopher’s demeanour, move on in life and score runs. And if they turn out to be a mountain, so be it.
He is one cricketer who is often queried about his personality traits in press conferences while cynical sportswriters inexplicably turn sentimental. You perhaps miss some soft light and the fragrance of incense sticks. This could well be a feel-good evangelist indulging in mass hypnosis. Williamson, if you want to distil him into a Bollywood image, is akin to Shah Rukh Khan’s famous outstretched arms in that ‘love you all’ pose.
