New Zealand skipper Kane Williamson is set to miss the upcoming ODI World Cup that’s to be performed in India. He has been recognized with a raptured anterior cruciate ligament in his proper knee. The harm is a results of the harm he sustained throughout the first recreation of IPL 2023 in opposition to Chennai Super Kings (CSK). Williamson was taking part in for Gujarat Titans who purchased him on the base worth within the public sale.
The cricketer returned to New Zealand and after realizing the severity of the harm, Williamson is set to undergo surgery inside subsequent three weeks as soon as the swelling round his knee is decreased. Speaking of the identical, the Kiwi captain conceded that he’s disillusioned to miss out on the motion however acknowledged that he shall be working onerous to return to the sector quickly.
“Naturally it’s disappointing to get such an injury, but my focus now is on having the surgery and starting rehab. It’s going to take some time, but I’ll be doing everything I can to get back on the field as soon as possible,” Williamson mentioned in an announcement to New Zealand Cricket.
New Zealand head coach Gary Stead additionally reacted to Williamson’s absence saying that the harm will definitely the plans for the World Cup for the BlackCaps. “You take Kane the player for a start, but then Kane the leader and the person he is within our group as well, it’s a huge spanner in the works for us. We haven’t given up hope that he might be right but at this stage, it does look unlikely. Our first thoughts are with Kane at the moment, it’s a tough time for him, it’s not an injury you expect…it hits you pretty hard,” Stead added.
Tom Latham has typically led New Zealand in Kane Williamson,s absence and has at the moment been named the workforce’s captain for the Pakistan tour.
