New Zealand captain Williamson harm his knee in a fall whereas fielding within the opening match of the match after which limped off the sphere within the thirteenth over of CSK innings.
Williamson, who was making his Gujarat Titans debut, intercepted a ball headed for a attainable six off CSK opener Ruturaj Gaikwad’s bat.
He managed to palm the ball into the sphere of play earlier than it bounced onto the boundary ropes. But he fell awkwardly on the bottom and clutched his proper knee in ache.
The extent of his damage isn’t but identified, nevertheless it did not look good.
He was taken off after receiving on-field therapy and didn’t come again to ba with B Sai Sudharsan coming in instead fielder first and later he took Williamson’s place within the Titans’ enjoying XI beneath the Impact Player rule.
Titans captain Hardik Pandya had stated on the post-match press convention that he didn’t understand how severe was the damage.
“It is knee (injury) for sure but I don’t have any update about what exactly has happened. I don’t know how serious the injury is and how much time it will take (to heal). Right now there is no time frame,” Pandya stated.
“I had just messaged him. He (Williamson) has gone for the scans, once he comes back after the scans and doctors check (on him), then only we will be able to know what exactly it is.”
In Auckland, New Zealand head coach Gary Stead stated Williamson’s damage was a giant blow to the nationwide staff.
“Our first thoughts are obviously with him, we’re not sure at this stage of the severity of the injury. He’s being assessed in the next 24-48 hours, so we will know more after that,” said Stead, who had spoken to Williamson since the incident and found him in “OK” spirits.
“All we all know at this stage is it is his proper knee. Unfortunately I am unable to provide you with far more than that now till we discover out extra data,” Stead was quoted as saying by www.stuff.co.nz.
“It’s not good to see anybody, not to mention your captain of your white ball staff, being injured. It’s a giant blow for him, and it is a large blow for us.”
Williamson’s previous stint in the cash-rich league was for Sunrisers Hyderabad, having captained the side for major part of his stay there since 2015.
(With company inputs)
Source: timesofindia.indiatimes.com