Kane Williamson: The news of Kane Williamson’s injury was circulating in the media a few days ago. He got injured during the first match of IPL 2023 GT vs CSK happened at Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad. The game went well for GT but they suffered a huge loss of Kane’s injury and he opted out for the next game. New Zealand’s vice-captain injured himself while trying to save a six. Reports revealed that he would have to stay away from games to heal.
Kane Williamson went back to New Zealand, and according to Cricinfo, says that as soon as the swelling around his knee decreases he will have to have surgery. Bad luck for Kane Williamson and Gujrat Titans, he played only one game in IPL 2023 season.
The departure of Kane Williamson to New Zealand after a Knee Injury
The Gujarat Titans’ officials posted a video on Twitter where Williamson is seen saying “Sad to be leaving so soon. I will miss the camp for sure. See you soon,” Gujarat Titans bought the service of Kane Williamson for 2 crores in IPl 2023 auction. However, even though he is no longer playing IPL 2023, he will still be receiving his entire salary from the GT franchise.
His fans are already upset about not seeing him in future matches in IPL now, the news of his setback from the ODI World Cup is giving another bad day for cricket fans and New Zealanders. Kane is a brilliant cricket and a precious asset for New Zealand’s team. It will be a major miss for NZ
Williamson’s total score in ODI is 13 centuries and his highest score to date is 148 runs in ODI series. Unfortunately, he will have to stay away from cricket for a while till he gets fit to play again. He played test series with Sri Lanka before entering IPL 2023 and did an outstanding job. Talking about IPl, he has played 77 matches in IPL to date and scored 2101 runs.
Dasun Shanaka to Replace Kane Williamson for Gujarat Titans
The Gujarat Titans franchise has acquired the service of Sri Lankan cricketer Dasun Shanaka in the replacement of Kane Williamson. Dasun Shanaka replacing Williamson will be interesting to see.
Recently, all-rounder Dasun has shown exceptional performance in the T20 series. No franchise acquired the service of Dasun during the mega auction in 2023. However, now Gujrat Titans have welcomed him into the squad and it will be interesting to see how he contributes to the team. Gujarat Titans have been playing a well-balanced and strong game this season. Due to the strong squad, they managed to mark victory in Ipl 2022.
