‘Kaisi footi kismat hai yaar iski’ – Fans react as Kane Williamson injures himself during Indian T20 League 2023 opener

The 16th edition of the Indian T20 League kicked off at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahemadabad on Friday, March 31. In the first match, the defending champions Gujarat and the four-time champions Chennai clashed against each other. Gujarat’s skipper Hardik Pandya won the toss and decided to bowl first after an outstanding opening ceremony.

Meanwhile, during the match, the Gujarat-based franchise’s new addition, Kane Williamson injured himself in an attempt to take the catch of Chennai’s young opening batter, Ruturaj Gaikwad. After which Williamson was taken out of the field. It is being heard that star New Zealand cricket injured his right knee. However, it will only be known after investigations, how serious Williamson’s injury is.

Kane Williamson’s injury looks horrible

Gaikwad hit a shot that middled his bat, and it seemed that the ball would cross the boundary for a six, but Williamson, who was standing on the boundary line, displayed a spectacular fielding effort. He saved the six, but could not stop the four and also injured himself during this terrific attempt. It is clearly visible in the video that he has suffered a serious injury.

If Williamson’s injury is serious, then there can be a big blow for the defending champions. However, the good thing for Hardik Pandya’s team is that there are many foreign options available as a backup. South Africa’s star batter David Miller will return after completing his national duties. He did wonders in the previous season for the franchise and played a very important role in the team lifting the title in their debut season.

Here’s how fans reacted:

https://twitter.com/IM_not_human123/status/1641823231857549314?s=20

Abe yrr bechare Kane ke sath hi aisa kyu hota ha

— Aarav Mavi (@AaravMavi14) March 31, 2023

https://twitter.com/hrathod__/status/1641822922426949632?s=20

https://twitter.com/Cricket161097/status/1641823085811712000?s=20

Chapri pandya doesn't even cared to ask, serious injury for 2023 wc

— Mayank Agrawal (@MayankA05611857) March 31, 2023

https://twitter.com/abey_saleee/status/1641827618956914694?s=20

Commentators:-
Match ke shuru me

Thala aayega sab pe chayega…

in between the match

Thala kab aayega? Thala kab aayega??

— Aashish Jain (@Aashish29787096) March 31, 2023

https://twitter.com/Imchamikaattana/status/1641830281421418496?s=20

Gujarat’s Playing XI: Wriddhiman Saha (wk), Shubman Gill, Kane Williamson, Hardik Pandya (c), Vijay Shankar, Rahul Tewatia, Rashid Khan, Mohammed Shami, Joshua Little, Yash Dayal, Alzarri Joseph

Chennai’s Playing XI: Devon Conway, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Ben Stokes, Ambati Rayudu, Moeen Ali, Ravindra Jadeja, Shivam Dube, MS Dhoni (c & wk), Mitchell Santner, Deepak Chahar, Rajvardhan Hangargekar