Dubai: Captain of New Zealand Kane Williamson on Thursday described his hamstring injury as a “minor”, which understated worries over his fitness in front of the opening of the Black Tap World Cup against Pakistan on October 26.
One day after the New Zealand coach Gary Stead expressed his belief in his availability, Williamson also recorded optimism before the match in Sharjah.
The tournament began on October 17.
“Minor, (this) okay, well developed.
So, no complaints,” he responded to requests during conference calls with the media arranged by ICC.
Talking about the preparation of his team, Williamson said he was happy to have a former Pacer Shane bond in support of the staff.
Bonds will work specifically with national team spinners during the tournament.
“With all his experiences he has from all over the world and also especially in this part of the world (UAE) with Mumbai (India in the IPL), he is very clever in what he does,” Willimson said.
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He will help our Bowling coach and help in whatever way he can, so he will be there around the group, he is very pleasant,” he added.
Bond, who with a squad as the fourth coach, helped coach Bowling Shane Jurgensen while also working with spinners.
He has been a bowling coach from five times the Mumbai Indian IPL champion.
New Zealand, who has won the ICC world test championship, always entered the ICC event with tag under a dog, but for Williamson it doesn’t matter.
“I mean tags are tags.
Everyone has a different one, so it’s okay …
There are match winners and anyone can defeat anyone in the day, so it is a prospect that is quite interesting for viewers, no doubt,” he says.
According to Williamson, making adjustments quickly important in events such as the T20 World Cup, when parties face different opposition in different places, “he said.” …
this is a pretty short tournament, so you want to hit the ground and leave.
Try to get a little momentum early.
In these events, when you play different opposition, every type of three days in a different place, there are some adjustments to make fast enough.
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Very pleasant is here to join the New Zealand team and many interesting about the group and involved,” Williamson added.