Injured Kane Williamson Battles Bio-Bubble Life Without Complaints

Even as the New Zealand team reached Auckland to a rousing reception from the airport staff, public and media, the man who led them to the World Test Championship (WTC) title was not with the team. Ka

New Zealand team coach Gary Stead has told New Zealand media that Williamson may have to miss some of the matches of The Hundred due to the troublesome elbow, which experienced pain during the WTC final and had forced him to sit out of the second Test against England in Edgbaston just before that.

"He's had an injection in his elbow to relieve the irritation he's been experiencing when he bats and a period of rest and rehabilitation will help maximise his recovery [for the WTC final]," Stead had said ahead of the second Test over two weeks back. The New Zealand skipper has been joined by wife Sarah and six-month old daughter, Maggie, in England.

After The Hundred concludes on August 21, Williamson will likely fly to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to lead SunRisers Hyderabad in the remainder of IPL 2021. Immediately after that, there is the T20 World Cup in UAE during October-November and he will be joined by his teammates there. After the T20 World Cup assignment, he leads the national team for a two-Test series in India before finally returning home.