Big blow to New Zealand, Williamson may be out of ODI World Cup, will have to undergo surgery

Big news is coming about New Zealand captain Kane Williamson. According to information, Kane Williamson may be out of the ICC Men’s ODI World Cup to be held in India. He suffered a knee injury in the opening match of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023. Williamson will need surgery on his injured right knee, scans confirmed on Tuesday. Let us tell you that Kane Williamson was playing for Gujarat Titans this year. In the very first match, he was injured while fielding against Chennai Super Kings. Patience is that his right hand will be operated within the next three weeks.

 

Kane Williamson is expected to take a long time to recover, which could effectively rule him out of the mega event. The New Zealand Cricket Association said in a release on Thursday that the standard rehabilitation timeline means Williamson is unlikely to be fit and available for selection for this year’s ICC ODI Cricket World Cup in India. This news can be a big blow for New Zealand. Kane Williamson comes in the list of best batsmen in the world. He is also the captain of New Zealand.

 

Williamson expressed his gratitude to New Zealand Cricket and his IPL franchise after receiving the news. He said that I got a lot of support in the past and for this I express my gratitude to New Zealand Cricket and Gujarat Titans. It is natural that I am disappointed to have such an injury but my focus is now on the surgery and then getting back to fitness. He said that it will take some time but I will do everything possible from my side to get on the field as soon as possible. Let us tell you that it takes a lot of time to recover from such an injury and regain full fitness and given this, it seems impossible for Williamson to be fully fit by the ODI World Cup to be held in October-November.