New Zealand captain Kane Williamson on Thursday described his hamstring injury a 바카라minor바카라 one but admitted that an elbow niggle is affecting his grip even as he played down concerns over his fitness ahead of the Black Caps바카라 T20 World Cup opener against Pakistan on October 26. (More Cricket News)
A day after New Zealand coach Gary Stead expressed confidence about his availability, Williamson also struck a note of optimism ahead of the match in Sharjah. The tournament begins on October 17. 바카라Minor, (it's) okay, progressing well. So, there are no complaints,바카라 he responded to a query during a conference call with media arranged by the ICC.
He, however, conceded that recovery has been slow from an elbow problem, which has been bothering him for a while. 바카라...it has just been a bit of a slow-burner....quite frustrating for a long period of time. However, it has definitely improved a bit over the last two months I바카라ve had after the World Test Championship,바카라 he was later quoted as saying by 'ESPNCricinfo'.
바카라On rehab, it has definitely seemed to move forward, which is refreshing, but still a little bit of time to get back to a 100 per cent,바카라 he said. Elaborating on how it was impacting his batting, the Kiwi mainstay said, 바카라Basically just gripping and then extending.바카라
바카라...it has been frustrating certainly when it was at its worst. But the harder you grip and further you extend, the more it seems to be disruptive. Like I said there's been a lot of improvement over the last three months, which is good.바카라
Talking about his side바카라s preparations, Williamson said it is great to have former pacer Shane Bond in support staff. Bond will work specifically with the national team바카라s spinners during the tournament.
바카라With all his experience he has had from around the world and also particularly in this part of the world (UAE) with Mumbai (Indians in the IPL), he is very good at what he does,바카라 Williamson said. 바카라...he will assist our bowling coach and help in any way that he can, so he will be there around the group anyway, he is a lot fun,바카라 he added.
Bond, who is with the squad as the fourth coach is assisting bowling coach Shane Jurgensen while also working with the team바카라s spinners. He has been the bowling coach of five-time IPL champions Mumbai Indians.
New Zealand, who have won the inaugural ICC World Test championship, have always entered ICC events with the under-dogs tag, but for Williamson, it doesn't matter.
바카라I mean the tags are tags. Everybody has different ones, so it is fine...there are match-winners throughout and anyone can beat anyone on day, so it is a pretty exciting prospect for the viewers, no doubt,바카라 he said.
According to Williamson, making adjustments quickly is important in events like the T20 World Cup, when sides face different opposition at different venues,바카라 he said.
바카라...it is a pretty short tournament, so you want to hit the ground running and try and get a bit of momentum early. In these sort of events, when you play different opposition, every sort of three days at a different venue, there are some adjustments to make quite quickly.
바카라it is great to be here to join up with the New Zealand team and lot of exciting about the group and getting involved,바카라 Williamson added.
