Williamson has been sidelined since rupturing his anterior cruciate ligament on the Indian Premier League (IPL) in late March, an damage which on the time seemed prone to rule him out of the World Cup fully.
However, the 33-year-old has made good progress in his restoration and was with the Black Caps throughout their current tour of England.
He is because of play as a specialist batter in Friday’s warm-up match in opposition to Pakistan and, all being nicely, will do likewise in opposition to South Africa on Monday.
Ruled out: New Zealand will likely be with out fit-again captain Kane Williamson in opposition to England
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However, New Zealand are taking a cautious method and won’t expose their star man to the complete depth of aggressive motion in Thursday’s repeat of the 2019 closing in Ahmedabad.
Meanwhile, England’s males’s efficiency director Mo Bobat is to go away the ECB in February to turn into director of cricket at IPL franchise Royal Challengers Bangalore.
Managing director Rob Key mentioned: “All anyone ever wants is to have an impact in whatever they do, and Mo can look back and see that he’s not only impacted English cricket but impacted England cricketers. I wish him all the best.”
