New Delhi: On Friday, August 4, Kane Williamson joined the New Zealand men's team training camp at Bay Oval in Mount Maunganui.
The star cricketer is out with a knee injury he sustained during the first game of the Indian Premier League 2023 on March 31 but has recently displayed a quick recovery and has begun practicing batting.
The talented Kiwi batter recently uploaded a photo to Instagram showing him practicing his swing. In a new video posted by New Zealand Cricket (NZC) on their official Twitter account, he now provides additional updates on his recovery.
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Williamson was seen in a video throwing balls, batting in the nets, and doing some light work in the gym. Williamson acknowledged that he is concentrating on the bike workout to refine his movements.
"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 [Maunganui], and get into some training and to just reconnect a little bit," Williamson said.
"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 and be able to incorporate some of the batting aspects, you know, when you move your feet a little bit more. Yes, still a bit of work to do, so keep working hard, really," Williamson added.
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Following a three-match T20I series in the UAE starting on August 17, New Zealand will host England at home for a multi-format series beginning on August 30.
As the Kiwi white-ball captain is "not right at the level that he is to perform internationally," according to BlackCaps head coach Gary Stead, both assignments will be premature for him.
"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," Stead said. "It's set certainly on the road to recovery, and it's hugely silver linings in injuries and how you look at them, and to keep saying, 'hey, I am invested in this team and I really want to keep playing for this team', is magic to hear."
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