New Zealand captain Kane Williamson is likely to achieve full fitness, while pace bowler Tim Southee is available for selection for New Zealand\u2019s third match in the ongoing ICC World Cup 2023, confirmed head coach Gary Stead. New Zealand\u2019s head coach during a press conference provided the latest update on Kane Williamson and Tim Southee ahead of the Bangladesh match on October 13 in Chennai. \u201cHe [Kane Williamson] is been progressing very very well. He\u2019s had a great last five or six days, really went about the fielding aspect of things,\u201d Stead said. \u201cThat\u2019s the key thing for Kane at the moment. It\u2019s not about his injury so much now, it\u2019s his ability to run between the wickets and to field and to consistently do that over a 50-over game. We\u2019re delighted with where he\u2019s at,\u201d Gary Stead shared that the final decision regarding Kane Williamson\u2019s availability will be taken after more training sessions before the match. \u201cWe\u2019ve got two more trainings still to get through but at this stage all things are looing good for Kane to return in this game. But we still say that with an air of caution but we\u2019re really pleased with the way he has been coming on,\u201d he added. Kane Williamson tore the cruciate ligament in his right knee playing for Indian Premier League side Gujarat Titans in April, which looked to have scuppered his chances of making the showpiece tournament. However, he made it to New Zealand\u2019s squad for the ICC World Cup 2023 and participated in New Zealand\u2019s warm-up games against Pakistan and South Africa, scoring 54 and 37 respectively. He missed New Zealand\u2019s thumping nine-wicket win over defending champions England and an astounding 99-run victory over the Netherlands during the ongoing ICC World Cup 2023. In his absence, Rachin Ravindra was promoted to play at number 3 during the World Cup and he justified the decision by scoring a century and a fifty in two games. \u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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