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Injured West Indian batsman  New Zealand players Jesse Tashkoff and Joey Field won spectator's hearts after they helped carry injured West Indies batsman Kirk McKenzie off the field during their Under 19 2020 World Cup quarter-final McKenzie was suffering from cramps on his leg and was forced to retire hurt on 99, but courageously decided to return to face the final 14 deliveries of the innings after West Indies had lost their ninth wicket After struggling to hobble back to the middle, however, he was dismissed first ball -- still one short of his century Cue the intervention of the sportsmanlike Kiwi duo, who carried the badly-cramped McKenzie off the field while being applauded back to the pavilion by the fans at Benoni's Willowmoore Park in South Africa The gesture was applauded by the cricketing fraternity with India vice-captain Rohit Sharma also praising the New Zealand players. "So good to see this Spirit Of Cricket at its best," Rohit tweeted | ||||||