This picture of Virat Kohli hugging Kane Williamson after the WTC Final loss is winning people’s heart on social media:
New Zealand won the inaugural World Test Championship title defeating India with an eight-wicket win in Southampton, England on Wednesday. Though India lost, skipper Virat Kohli hugged his counterpart Kane Williamson after the loss and this gesture is winning hearts on the internet. Fans dubbed it as the best moment of the Test.
Both Kohli and Williamson have known each other since their U-19 days and fans titled their warm embrace as a testament to their sportsmanship. As the grand finale ended, fans took to social media to congratulate New Zealand.
Kohli was all praise for his opponents. “They showed great consistency and heart to pull out a result in just over three days, sticking to their processes to put us under pressure. They deserved the win. The first day got washed out, and when play resumed it was difficult to get any momentum,” he said.
The picture of the heartwarming hug is now going viral, check out the reactions below:
Picture of d day 4 me, being humble even after winning d #worldtestchampionshipfinal as a Captain is a hallmark of a gentleman of a cricketer #Williamson 👏 Congratulations @BLACKCAPS on winning and tough luck team India, there is a need for few changes going ahead #WTCFinal2021 pic.twitter.com/dsGCDImg6X
— MANOJ TIWARY (@tiwarymanoj) June 23, 2021
Picture of the day 🤍🤍#WTCFinal2021 pic.twitter.com/wZYIJrMOJy
— ً (@ThelnArticulate) June 23, 2021
The mutual respect and admiration between Virat Kohli & Kane Williamson. ❤️❤️❤️#WTCFinal2021 #INDvNZ pic.twitter.com/FPIAlULby9
— Vinesh Prabhu (@prabhu_vinesh94) June 23, 2021
Two Champs in Single frame🏆🏆 but luck favours one that’s it. Congratulations NZ
Always feel like Williamson is very close to our people. Hard Luck Virat Kohli 💔#WTC2021Final #IndVNz pic.twitter.com/Yrwc3OpVP0
— Siva Harsha || S/H 📽️🎥 (@SivaHarsha_1) June 23, 2021
This made me cry😭😭😭not the loss
— Aishwarya Tripathi (@Aishwarya18__) June 23, 2021
Two greats with a lot of respect for each other #Cricket #WTCFinal pic.twitter.com/clM4nX2mi2
— Saj Sadiq (@Saj_PakPassion) June 23, 2021
Virat Kohli tells Kane Williamson what he can do with the trophy afterwards. pic.twitter.com/3sETQTbiHs
— Sidin (@sidin) June 23, 2021
“THE LORD SAID, I forgive you, go out and enjoy for you have WON the ❤ of the 🏏 🌎..picture says it all https://t.co/ySm1v8fZup
— Hema Chhabra (@Cricketsports46) June 24, 2021
This moment ❤️ 💔 … This picture can make anyone emotional ….. Happy for New Zealand….. Hard luck Team India…#greatgamecricket @ICC @BCCI @BLACKCAPS @imVkohli #WTCFinal2021 #worldtestchampionshipfinal #NZvsIND #WTC2021Final #KaneWilliamson #blackcaps #WTC21final pic.twitter.com/EtfDO8tL2K
— Anuj (@Anujgunakar) June 23, 2021
Picture of the day. But it hurts.
This truly hurts a lot…🥺💔 But whatever it is,…. I Love You #CaptainKohli 🥺😊#ViratKohli #WTC2021Final #India #IndiaVsNewZealand #indiavsnz #WTCFinal #WTC21 #WTC21final #WTCFinal2021 #WTCFinal2021 #WTCFinal pic.twitter.com/gbYVqE8j7y
— Nilava Das (@NilavaDas02) June 23, 2021
Williamson: You know the difference between both of us?
Kohli: No, you tell
Williamson: I played a captain’s knock and you did bhangra steps pic.twitter.com/ciSmzqYDYZ
— gajender (@gajender00) June 23, 2021
This is the first trophy for the Kiwis, who had ended runners-up at the 2019 ODI World Cup after losing the final to hosts England.
