New Zealand’s Kane Williamson.
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Kane Williamson on Friday admitted that possibilities of him playing in the ICC World Cup 2023 in India stay slim because the New Zealand batsman continues his recuperation from a surgical procedure.
Williamson had gone below the knives in April this yr for a ruptured anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) on his proper knee.
Williamson had suffered the harm whereas playing for Gujarat Titans in the opening match of the IPL 2023 towards Chennai Super Kings at Ahmedabad.
“To be at the World Cup is always special. It’s still just guesswork at the moment in terms of when the day is or how it’s tracking at the time,” Williamson was quoted as saying by ESPNCricinfo.
“Yeah, clearly slim, and nonetheless, you recognize, a powerful aim. However, one thing like that (World Cup) in the again of your thoughts is clearly motivating and also you wish to maintain seeing these enhancements,” he added.
The 33-year-old batsman will be part of the New Zealand squad in England. The Kiwis will play 4 T20Is and as many ODIs in the journey between August and September.
Williamson will proceed his rehab along with his teammates in England.
“There’s been some nice little progressions and working through some of those little milestones and return to the running phase, which I am in at the moment. It is obviously a bit of a slow journey,” mentioned Williamson.
The fashionable right-hander, who has made 6,555 runs from 161 ODIs at 47.85, was additionally not able to commit himself to a doable return throughout New Zealand’s sequence towards Bangladesh in late September.
“It is a tricky one. It is a lot about the healing element as well. You can have the strength work, the movement, the confidence.
“But the actual healing is what has to happen and there are a lot of things to really assess before that time. So, that (Bangladesh) series, by all accounts, is too early,” he mentioned.
Williamson additionally hoped that he may restart the common internet classes on the earliest.
“You’re really trying to exaggerate some of the movements and get them better prepared for the higher intensity stuff. But you know, it is progressing nicely, and hopefully not too far away,” he added.
