New Zealand’s Mr. consistent Kane Williamson is all set to miss majority of the seven match series against Sri Lanka as he is recovering from a minor shoulder injury. Williamson’s injury occurred while he was fielding in the gully and fell on his shoulder during the first Test in Christchurch.
New Zealand coach Mike Hesson said the team management had managed the injury over the course of the two Tests and the first ODI, and would now give Williamson a break. According to an NZC press release, “Kane Williamson will be out for 7-10 days. This means he could potentially return in time for the fifth ODI on January 23.”
“Kane is obviously a very important player for us and we need to give his shoulder the time to fully recover. He’s played a lot of cricket of late and this window will allow him to get back to 100%,” Hesson said.
Williamson has been their best batsmen in the past 15 months across all the formats. Going into the World Cup, the Kiwis would like to have him fit ahead of the cricketing extravaganza which is taking place in Australia and New Zealand.