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‘Aa raha hai India ko semi final me haraane’ – Fans react as Kane Williamson likely to get fully fit before 2023 World Cup

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‘Aa raha hai India ko semi final me haraane’ – Fans react as Kane Williamson likely to get fully fit before 2023 World Cup

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New Zealand limited overs skipper Kane Williamson is hopeful to be fully fit before One-Day World Cup in India later in the year. The 32-year-old himself provided an update for the first time after his recovery from a ruptured ACL. It is noted that Williamson sustained the injury while fielding during the IPL 2023 opener between Gujarat Titans and Chennai Super Kings on March 31st.

The injury ruled him out of the entire season of IPL as he went back to New Zealand for a recovery. The Kiwi batter has been rehabilitating with physio sessions six days a week and some movement exercises. The runners-up of the previous edition of the World Cup, New Zealand are hoping for Williamson to be fully fit ahead of the Marquee event.

“There’s been some good progress and I’m putting in the time, but the steps are small and that’s what it’s about, taking those small steps forwards and minimising the backwards ones. Very much just trying to keep it week-to-week at the moment,” Williamson said in an interview with 1News.

“I haven’t thought too much about that. I don’t know what the rulings are around that from a squad perspective. But the focus for me is getting it right regardless of the tournaments that are ahead. It’s within any athlete’s want to return as quickly as possible but not compromise the effort that goes in to make sure it’s strong and ready,” he further added.

It’s fairly common in cricket and other sports: Kane Williamson on ACL injury

Williamson also remained upbeat about recovering from his ruptured ACL injury. He also mentioned how he reached out to other athletes in different sports who have experienced a similar kind of injury. He also revealed about hitting cricket balls despite not being able to bat in the nets.

“It’s fairly common in cricket and other sports. Actually a couple of guys in the Sevens (All Blacks Sevens) team are perhaps five or six weeks ahead of where I am, so a bit of that and a bit of Googling and watching the NBA Finals and going ‘this guy (had the same injury)’, so certainly the curiosity around it has heightened… I’m not the first and I won’t be the last, it’s a matter of working through the process,” the New Zealand skipper said.

“That’s more out of a change of scenery and catching up with some mates. It’s just to tick along. Your plans change in such big ways and then there’s something you have to deal with which is new territory for me in my career,” he added.

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