New Zealand batsman Kane Williamson on Friday admitted that chances of him playing in the ICC World Cup 2023 in India remain slim as he continues his recuperation from a surgery. Williamson had gone under the knives in April this year for a ruptured anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) on his right knee.
Williamson had suffered the injury while playing for Gujarat Titans in the opening match of the IPL 2023 against Chennai Super Kings at Ahmedabad.
ESPNcricinfo quoted Kane Williamson as saying –
“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.
“Yeah, obviously slim, and still, you know, a tough goal. However, something like that (World Cup) in the back of your mind is obviously motivating and you want to keep seeing those improvements.
The 33-year-old batsman will join the New Zealand squad in England. The Kiwis will play four T20Is and as many ODIs in the trip between August and September.
Williamson added – “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.
Williamson further added –
“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.”
