After IPL knee injury
\nHe has suffered a ruptured anterior cruciate ligament and will undergo surgery in around three weeks
\n Islamabad
\nKane Williamson, New Zealand\u2019s ODI captain, is set to miss the World Cup in India later this year after being diagnosed with a ruptured anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee after he was injured in his first IPL match of the season for Gujarat Titans.
\nWilliamson returned to New Zealand in recent days where the severity of the injury was confirmed and he will now undergo surgery within the next three weeks once the swelling around the knee has reduced.
\n\u201cNaturally it\u2019s disappointing to get such an injury, but my focus now is on having the surgery and starting rehab,\u201d he said. \u201cIt\u2019s going to take some time, but I\u2019ll be doing everything I can to get back on the field as soon as possible.\u201d
\nWilliamson had landed awkwardly – with his right knee buckling under his weight – while attempting a catch at the deep square leg boundary in the 13th over of Super Kings\u2019 innings when he had leapt to intercept a ball headed for six from Ruturaj Gaikwad. He managed to save two runs, palming the ball into the field of play before it bounced onto the boundary boards, but by that point Williamson was on the ground clutching his right knee.
\nWilliamson\u2019s absence from the World Cup would be a huge blow for New Zealand. He averages 47.83 across 161 ODIs with 13 centuries. \u201cYou take Kane the player for a start, but then Kane the leader and the person he is within our group as well, it\u2019s a huge spanner in the works for us,\u201d New Zealand coach Gary Stead said. \u201cWe haven\u2019t given up hope that he might be right but at this stage it does look unlikely. Our first thoughts are with Kane at the moment, it\u2019s a tough time for him, it\u2019s not an injury you expect\u2026it hits you pretty hard.\u201d
\nTom Latham has captained New Zealand in the absence of Williamson this year, and will lead the ODI squad on the upcoming tour of Pakistan, and could be the frontrunner for the World Cup role.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
After IPL knee injury He has suffered a ruptured anterior cruciate ligament and will undergo surgery in around three weeks Islamabad Kane Williamson, New Zealand\u2019s ODI captain, is set to miss the World Cup in India later this year after being diagnosed with a ruptured anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee after he was […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":324396,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-324382","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-sports"},"yoast_head":"\n