‘There is a strong desire to be involved as much as I can’ – Kane Williamson on his recovery ahead of ODI World Cup 2023
Kane Williamson (Source: Twitter)
The New Zealand Cricket Team captain Kane Williamson has returned back to the squad after being declared fit by the New Zealand cricket Board. The popular Indian Premier League team franchise, Gujarat Titans’ player, Kane Williamson got injured during the first match of the Indian Premier League 2023 against Chennai Super Kings.
Kane Williamson got struck with an anterior cruciate ligament which led him to make the remainder of the IPL and made him doubtful for the ODI World Cup, 2023 participation. However, with quick recovery, Kane Williamson has made it to the kiwis 15 man squad for the World Cup, but since the first game of the IPL, Kane Williamson has not played an international match.
Kane Williamson on his recovery and participation in the ODI World Cup
The New Zealand captain previously traveled with the team for the tour against England, which involved 4 T20Is and four ODIs but could not play any game. While talking about his comeback in the team, he said, “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.”
“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 while talking about his field placement after coming back from the injury.
