{"id":352747,"date":"2023-08-01T10:43:20","date_gmt":"2023-08-01T10:43:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/haftavasool.com\/haftavasool\/blog\/2023\/08\/01\/back-in-nets-kane-williamson-racing-against-time-for-world-cup-cricket-news-times-of-india\/"},"modified":"2023-08-01T10:43:20","modified_gmt":"2023-08-01T10:43:20","slug":"back-in-nets-kane-williamson-racing-against-time-for-world-cup-cricket-news-times-of-india","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/haftavasool.com\/haftavasool\/blog\/2023\/08\/01\/back-in-nets-kane-williamson-racing-against-time-for-world-cup-cricket-news-times-of-india\/","title":{"rendered":"Back in nets, Kane Williamson racing against time for World Cup | Cricket News &#8211; Times of India"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/photo\/msid-102312365,imgsize-33678.cms\" \/><\/p>\n<div>NEW DELHI: <!-- -->New Zealand<!-- -->&#8216;s captain, <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/kane-williamson\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" data-ga=\"Click-Hyperlink|link_topic-Kane Williamson-https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/kane-williamson\" target=\"\" frmappuse=\"1\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Kane Williamson<\/a>, who has been on the road to recovery, made a promising return to the nets on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>The 32-year-old, who suffered a ruptured anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) during the <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/sports\/cricket\/ipl\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" data-ga=\"Click-Hyperlink|link_topic-Indian Premier League-https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/sports\/cricket\/ipl\" target=\"\" frmappuse=\"1\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Indian Premier League<\/a>, underwent surgery in early April, raising doubts about his availability for the 50-overs World Cup in India later this year.<br \/>However, keeping his aspirations alive, Williamson shared a glimpse of his batting session on Instagram. He posted a video showing him confidently facing throwdowns in the nets with the caption: &#8220;Nice to be back in the nets with the bat in hand for a few throws.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>New Zealand coach <!-- -->Gary Stead<!-- --> is among those who have not given up hopes of Williamson&#8217;s participation in the showpiece event in October-November.<br \/>&#8220;Our line around Kane, at the moment, is still it&#8217;s unlikely that he will be available, but we certainly don&#8217;t want to rule out a person of his class and calibre, and the things he brings to this team, too early in case there is that chance still,&#8221; Stead said in April.<br \/>Media reports in New Zealand said Williamson, who guided the team to the final of the 2019 World Cup, would still travel to India even if in a mentor&#8217;s capacity.<br \/>New Zealand face England in the Oct. 5 tournament opener in Ahmedabad in a rematch of the 2019 final, which they lost on a now-scrapped boundary countback rule.<br \/><span class=\"strong em \">(With Reuters Inputs)<\/span><\/div>\n<p><script>!(function(f, b, e, v, n, t, s) {\n    function loadFBEvents(isFBCampaignActive) {\n      if (!isFBCampaignActive) {\n        return;\n      }\n      (function(f, b, e, v, n, t, s) {\n        if (f.fbq) return;\n        n = f.fbq = function() {\n          n.callMethod ? n.callMethod(...arguments) : n.queue.push(arguments);\n        };\n        if (!f._fbq) f._fbq = n;\n        n.push = n;\n        n.loaded = !0;\n        n.version = '2.0';\n        n.queue = [];\n        t = b.createElement(e);\n        t.async = !0;\n        t.defer = !0;\n        t.src = v;\n        s = b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\n        s.parentNode.insertBefore(t, s);\n      })(f, b, e, 'https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js', n, t, s);\n      fbq('init', '593671331875494');\n      fbq('track', 'PageView');\n    };<\/p>\n<p>    function loadGtagEvents(isGoogleCampaignActive) {\n      if (!isGoogleCampaignActive) {\n        return;\n      }\n      var id = document.getElementById('toi-plus-google-campaign');\n      if (id) {\n        return;\n      }\n      (function(f, b, e, v, n, t, s) {\n        t = b.createElement(e);\n        t.async = !0;\n        t.defer = !0;\n        t.src = v;\n        t.id = 'toi-plus-google-campaign';\n        s = b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\n        s.parentNode.insertBefore(t, s);\n      })(f, b, e, 'https:\/\/www.googletagmanager.com\/gtag\/js?id=AW-877820074', n, t, s);\n    };<\/p>\n<p>    window.TimesApps = window.TimesApps || {};\n    var TimesApps = window.TimesApps;\n    TimesApps.toiPlusEvents = function(config) {\n      var isConfigAvailable = \"toiplus_site_settings\" in f && \"isFBCampaignActive\" in f.toiplus_site_settings && \"isGoogleCampaignActive\" in f.toiplus_site_settings;\n      var isPrimeUser = window.isPrime;\n      if (isConfigAvailable && !isPrimeUser) {\n        loadGtagEvents(f.toiplus_site_settings.isGoogleCampaignActive);\n        loadFBEvents(f.toiplus_site_settings.isFBCampaignActive);\n      } else {\n        var JarvisUrl=\"https:\/\/jarvis.indiatimes.com\/v1\/feeds\/toi_plus\/site_settings\/643526e21443833f0c454615?db_env=published\";\n        window.getFromClient(JarvisUrl, function(config){\n          if (config) {\n            loadGtagEvents(config?.isGoogleCampaignActive);\n            loadFBEvents(config?.isFBCampaignActive);\n          }\n        })\n      }\n    };\n  })(\n    window,\n    document,\n    'script',\n  );<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/>[ad_2]<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/sports\/cricket\/icc-world-cup\/back-in-nets-kane-williamson-racing-against-time-for-world-cup\/articleshow\/102312107.cms\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ad_1] NEW DELHI: New Zealand&#8216;s captain, Kane Williamson, who has been on the road to recovery, made a promising return to the nets on Tuesday. 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