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'Bhagwan bachaa lenaa is daadhi waale se' - Fans react as New Zealand skipper Kane Williamson starts batting practice

Kane Williamson sustained a knee injury in the inaugural match of the Indian Premier League 2023 between Gujarat Titans and CSK.

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In a recent piece of news, the former New Zealand skipper and modern-day batting great, Kane Williamson has started batting practice after recovering from a knee injury. Notably, Williamson sustained the injury during the opening match of the Indian Premier League between Chennai Super Kings and Gujarat Titans.

After sustaining a knee injury, he was unable to participate in international cricket and had to focus on recovering before returning to the field. Kane recently shared a video on his Instagram handle in which he can be seen batting in the nets.

Notably, he played his last international game for New Zealand against Sri Lanka in Wellington Test on the 17th of March 2023. Later, he was in India to play in the Indian Premier League for his new franchise Gujarat Tians. But unfortunately, he ended up injuring his knee while attempting a catch on the boundary line in the inaugural match of the tournament against Chennai Super Kings.

New Zealand in hopes of getting Kane Williamson fit before ODI World Cup 2023

The presence of Kane Williamson in the New Zealand squad will be crucial for his side in ODI World Cup 2023 in India. He might play an impactful role for the Kiwis in the tournament. The Tauranga batter has some brilliant numbers to his name in the ODI format. In 161 matches, he has scored 6554 runs in 153 innings with an average of 47.83, including 13 centuries and 42 half-centuries.

He also led his team to the finals of the ODI World Cup 2019 where they lost against the hosts England in a thrilling super-over encounter. Apart from that, the Blackcaps had also won the World Test Championship 2023 under Kane Williamson.

When Kane resumed his batting practice, a video of him in the nets quickly spread across social media. Cricket fans have poured in comments for the Kiwi skipper and the batting superstar’s probable comeback.

Here’s how fans reacted:

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