kane Williamson injured his knee whereas saving a boundary within the IPL 2023 opener
As Kane Williamson will get dominated out of the IPL 2023 with a knee damage, New Zealand coach Gary Stead put up a cautious entrance to questions in regards to the star batter’s availability for the World Cup
New Zealand batter Kane Williamson was dominated out of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023 owing to a knee damage that he suffered within the season opener towards Chennai Super Kings (CSK) on Friday in Ahmedabad. The Gujarat Titans batter bought himself in a tangle whereas attempting to avoid wasting a boundary and needed to depart the sector. He was later changed by Sai Sudharsan, who got here into the combination as an ‘Impact Player’.
New Zealand is a crucial determine in New Zealand’s cricketing set-up and it’s no marvel the Black Caps can be involved with the character of his damage, particularly when the ICC World Cup is a couple of months away. According to IANS, New Zealand coach Gary Stead stated it was ‘too early to know’ for how lengthy Williamson might be out of motion and whether or not the previous Black Caps captain might be match for the showpiece occasion, scheduled to be performed in India later this 12 months.
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On Saturday, in the course of the pre-match press convention for the T20I sequence opener towards Sri Lanka, New Zealand coach Gary Stead put up a cautious entrance to questions on Williamson’s availability for the World Cup.
“Our first thoughts are obviously with him, we’re not sure at this stage of the severity of the injury. He’s being assessed in the next 24-48 hours, so we will know more after that,” Stead was quoted as saying by media in New Zealand.
The New Zealand head coach additional stated he spoke to Williamson for the reason that incident and located him in ‘OK’ spirits.
“All we know at this stage is it’s his right knee. Unfortunately, I can’t give you much more than that now until we find out more information. It’s not nice to see anyone, let alone the captain of your white ball team, being injured. It’s a big blow for him, and it’s a big blow for us,” Stead added.
The Black Caps teaching and medical employees have been aiming to get a extra detailed prognosis from his Gujarat Titans franchise by Sunday morning, with Williamson more likely to have had a scan on the knee.
(With Agency Inputs)
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