Kane Williamson rose to fame with his talent since his U-19 days and currently is one of New Zealand's finest batsmen, apart from being their leader. Coming from a sporting background- his father had played cricket in certain age groups, his mother was a basketball player and his sisters excelling in volleyball. Williamson burst onto the scene in 2010 when he played his first international Test match against India, scoring a ton on his debut. He also made his ODI debut in the same tour of India in August. He's broken a heap of national records and now is the leading centurion in New Zealand Test cricket with his 18 tons. He's also the fifth highest scorer in red ball cricket for the Kiwis and has crossed the 5K mark. He's always been a joy to watch as his classy play made him adapt easily in all three formats. In 2018, Williamson was handed the skipper role of Indian Premier League franchise Sunrisers Hyderabad and led them to the finals. He also finished as the highest run scorer in the 11th edition. As being captain of New Zealand, Williamson has portrayed responsibility in his batting and as a leader.
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"Ferguson balances out our attack nicely and made some really valuable contributions in the tournament and brings a bit of experience as well. So, naturally comes in and bowls with that high pace and it complements our new ball bowlers," Williamson said on Wednesday.
“With Ajaz, Ish, Mitch, Glenn and Rachin, we have a strong spin group that will offer good variety and options during the series. Mitch had a strong back half of the Plunket Shield campaign last summer and has made good strides in his red-ball bowling," NZC selector Sam Wells said.
Kane Williamson is battling a thumb injury that he endured during the clash against Bangladesh while playing at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai on October 13. He was forced to retire hurt due to the same and is waiting to regain full fitness again.
New Zealand have been in terrific form in the ongoing World Cup but they have missed their skipper Kane Williamson who has played only one game so far. After returning from ACL injury, Williamson sustained thumb injury against Bangladesh to be ruled out of the next few matches.
New Zealand's stand-in skipper Tom Latham confirmed the return of star pacer Tim Southee during the pre-match press conference ahead of New Zealand's fifth ICC ODI World Cup 2023 game against India at Dharamsala's HPCA Stadium on Sunday.
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New Zealand captain Kane Williamson is currently nursing a thumb fracture which he sustained during the World Cup 2023 game against Bangladesh after being hit while running between the wickets. Williamson decided to have some fun while being on the path to recovery as he shared a picture with Khali.
Williamson had made a comeback to competitive cricket for the first time since March when he got injured during the first game of IPL 2023. However, he was hit on the thumb in his comeback game against Bangladesh and walked out retired hurt only to get ruled out of the next few games.
Captain Kane Williamson returned to competitive cricket after six months and smashed unbeaten 78 runs off 107 balls to help New Zealand chase a 246-run target with eight wickets remaining at Chennai's MA Chidambaram Stadium.
"For me, it's been quite a journey (since my injury). Excited to be back in the World Cup squad. I am looking forward to it," Kane Williamson said ahead of New Zealand's ICC World Cup 2023 game against Bangladesh at Chennai's Chepauk Stadium on Friday.
New Zealand were without three of their first-choice players in the World Cup 2023 opener against England including skipper Kane Williamson but were still able to hand the defending champions a colossal loss. Now, New Zealand coach Gary Stead has provided an important update before the second game.
"We’ll continue to take a day by day approach to Kane’s rehabilitation and certainly won’t be putting any pressure on him to return before he is ready,” Gary Stead said ahead of New Zealand's warm-up game against Pakistan in ICC World Cup 2023 on Friday, September 29.
Kane Williamson suffered a right knee injury during the Indian Premier League 2023 opening game but is set to join the team for the ICC World Cup 2023.
Kane Williamson was earlier ruled out of the World Cup but his recovery has been better over the course of last four months. He is still not ruled out of the mega event but is not looking too far ahead at the moment.
Kane Williamson got injured in the first match of IPL 2023 while playing for Gujarat Titans against the Chennai Super Kings. He was deemed to be ruled out of the World Cup then but Williamson seems to have recovered quicker than expected.
"Nice to be on the bike, do fitness sessions on the bike, and progressing from the lower level, stuff that's really, really controlled, to getting better with my movements," Williamson added.
Kane Williamson took to Instagram to post a video of him batting during a net session.
Rohit Sharma remained unbeaten on 30 at the end of Day 1 of the first innings of first Test against West Indies. He will be looking to add more to his tally on the second day.
Kane Williamson has been benefited by the no-show from the likes of Marnus Labuschagne and Joe Root in the Lord's Test in the ongoing Ashes series.
ODI World Cup in India is set to commence on October 5. Williamson got injured during the opening match of IPL 2023 between CSK and GT on March 31.
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