Williamson hopeful of recovery from elbow injury for IPL

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Williamson hopeful of recovery from elbow injury for IPL

Online Desk

11 Feb 22 18:47:42

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New Zealand batter Kane Williamson is hopeful of being fit before the Indian Premier League (IPL) after opting against surgery on his elbow.

Williamson has been retained by Sunrisers Hyderabad ahead of this year's mega auction, but he has missed a lot of cricket, recently the Bangladesh Test series and will sit out New Zealand's upcoming Test series against South Africa.

The 31-year-old has opted against surgery for a long-standing elbow injury and is instead undergoing rehabilitation.

"I've had it for a long time now, so this period of time is to try and get it right. I guess the timing of this period is sort of dictated by injury," Williamson said.

"It is progressing, which is a good thing, and there's still quite a bit of time between now and then, or now and some of the Netherlands games perhaps. There's nothing definite, but it is progressing. So I'm hopeful that I'll be back on the field as soon as possible,”

"Last [IPL] season was an example as well, where I wasn't involved initially and it was elbow-related as well. The franchise was great and supportive of it. I'm optimistic that it will continue to improve. The [T20] format, in particular, is slightly more friendly to managing the load. So, we will wait and see, but it is taking steps forward, which is positive," he added.