Gujarat Titans Kane Williamson injured throughout IPL 2023 opening match between Gujarat Titans and Chennai Super Kings at Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on Friday March 31, 2023.
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Kane Williamson is likely to miss the ODI World Cup in India later this yr because the New Zealand skipper is ready to undergo a surgery for the remedy of his proper knee which he injured whereas enjoying for Gujarat Giants within the ongoing IPL.
Following the harm, Williamson returned to New Zealand and the scans have confirmed that he has ruptured the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) of his proper knee.
Williamson suffered the harm whereas fielding for the holders in opposition to Chennai Super Kings in Ahmedabad.
According to New Zealand Cricket assertion, the right-handed batter will go beneath the knife throughout the subsequent three weeks.
On receiving the information, Williamson acknowledged the help he had acquired from his franchise and NZC following the harm.
“I’ve received great support over the past few days and want to thank both the Gujarat Titans and New Zealand Cricket for that,” he stated.
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“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 a while, however I’ll be doing all the things I can to get again on the sphere as quickly as potential,” he added.
According to the standard rehabilitation period for such an injury, Williamson is unlikely to be fit and available for World Cup which is scheduled to be held in October-November.
“I look ahead to doing what I can to help Gary (Stead) and the staff over the following few months,” Williamson said.
New Zealand coach Stead too feels it would be very difficult for Williamson to be fit before the World Cup.
“You take Kane the participant for a begin, however then Kane the chief and the particular person he’s inside our group as nicely, it is an enormous spanner within the works for us,” Stead said.
“We have not given up hope that he may be proper however at this stage it does look unlikely. Our first ideas are with Kane in the meanwhile, it is a powerful time for him, it isn’t an harm you count on…it hits you fairly arduous.” Williamson had give up Test captaincy in December 2022 however leads the Black Caps within the restricted overs format. He has performed 161 ODIs, scoring 6554 runs at a median of 47.83.
