XtraTime Web Desk: The New Zealand captain, Kane Williamson is now fit after suffering a small injury. He is now ready to play his first game in this season’s IPL. Speaking about his fitness, the Blackcaps captain said, “Body’s pretty good. A small niggle early, but fine at the moment. A pivotal moment, hopefully we can get a wicket quickly and it’ll get us right back into the match. We have had a lot of time off, opportunity to get into the gym. We always deal with these little things and try to get on top of them sooner.”
Kane Williamson also confirmed that he is available for the next match. He said, “Yeah, available, ready. I guess it’s always the balance between the players you want to pick, the areas you want to address and the surfaces that you are presented with and the opposition.”
Speaking about today’s match against Kolkata Knight Riders, Williamson said, “Today, the guys have put a competitive first total, probably a few short. Lot of cricket left in this game.”
The conditions and grounds of this year’s IPL is quite different that what it used to be in India. The teams doesn’t have home grounds as such. How tough is it to adapt? Williamson said, “We’ve seen a couple of high scores recently, Playing on just three grounds, the wickets will age, teams will have to adapt quickly. We’ll have to play what’s in front of us. Every ground is different, it’s great that we are here and we are able to get some cricket for all the fans.”