New Zealand captain Kane Williamson has made a comeback to the team after being declared fit by the Kiwis Cricket Board. Kane Williamson got injured during the first match of the IPL 2023 while representing Gujarat Titans against Chennai Super Kings in Ahmedabad.
Kane Williamson injured his anterior cruciate ligament which made him miss the rest of the season of IPL and all the international matches for New Zealand. Previously, Kane Williamson was declared fit, and was named in the 15-man squad for the World Cup, but has now been ruled out of the first match of the World Cup against England on 5 October in Ahmedabad.
“Right from the start we’ve taken a long-term view on Kane’s return to play. His recovery is tracking well and it’s now a matter of making sure he can cope with the rigours and intensity of international cricket. We’ll continue to take a day-by-day approach to Kane’s rehabilitation and certainly won’t be putting any pressure on him to return before he is ready,” said Gary Stead, New Zealand’s head coach.
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“There is a strong desire to be involved as much as I can. Basically, it’s just wanting to progress what I am doing now – the running, the fielding, time in the middle with the bat. Although it’s going well, you still have days that vary a little bit. So it’s working through those warm-up games to get as much out of it as I can, and as a team, without bothering it too much. Although the load is going to keep increasing, so there is a little bit of an unknown. But it has felt pretty good really in the last few weeks”, said Kane Williamson.
“We will definitely consider some of that. Where I field is usually at mid-off, which will probably remain the case. Probably slightly better suited to it than square of the wicket. Potentially some slip, but I won’t be standing there if we don’t require one,” added Kane Williamson.
