Srinagar: Defending Champions Gujarat Titans suffered major setback on the opening day of IPL 2023 as star batter New Zealand’s Kane Williamson injured his knee while taking a catch.
Kane Williamson made his debut for Gujarat Titans in their inaugural Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023 against Chennai Super Kings.
Raturaj Gaikwad was looking to accelerate for CSK. However,Williamson showed his excellent athleticism as he tried to stop the ball from going out for a six.
While the New Zealand batter was successful in his attempt to stop the ball, he ended up injuring his knee and was subsequently seen in a lot of pain. From the looks of it, the injury looked serious as Kane had to be carried off the field.
When Gary Kirsten, the Titans’ mentor was quizzed about the injury to Williamson he hoped that the star batter – who had only just joined Gujarat in the IPL 2023 auction for his base price of Rs 2 crore – was okay.
You don’t like to see injuries like that, hopefully, he’s okay,” said Kirsten.
Williamson was released by Sunrisers Hyderabad after IPL 2023 and Gujarat signed him up looking to add more steel to their middle order.