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New Zealand star Kane Williamson joined the New Zealand team in their practice session on August 4, Friday. It comes as great news for the Kiwi fans with the ODI World Cup coming up in October-November in India. Williamson ruptured his anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) in his right knee during the opening game of the Indian Premier League 2023 between Gujarat Titans and Chennai Super Kings.
Williamson got the injury while fielding for his team as he was standing on the deep square leg boundary and jumped in an attempt to save Ruturaj Gaikwad’s boundary. Though Williamson successfully managed to do so, he jumped awkwardly on his right leg and got injured. The 32-year-old was ruled out for the remainder of the IPL season and had to undergo surgery in April 2023.
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In a video posted on the official Twitter handle of the New Zealand team, Williamson could be seen doing his part of the drill in the nets. Joining the training camp at Bay Oval in Mount Maunganui, Williamson said, "Great to see some of the guys and some of the new faces too. Looking forward to the team camp. Nice to have it here at home as well in the Mount and get into some training and to just reconnect a little bit."
Not only this, but the Kiwi’s head coach Gary Stead said that it was nice to see Williamson back in the squad. He said, "It's nice to see him with a bat in his hand and hitting the balls again, albeit it's not right at the level that he is to perform internationally.”
Notably, New Zealand have their white-ball games against UAE and England before the forthcoming ODI World Cup. However, Williamson is not a part of both games.
