New Zealand bowling coach Shane Jurgensen was happy with skipper Kane Williamson’s progress forward of the crew’s match in opposition to Bangladesh on Friday.
Returning from an ACL knee damage, Williamson missed the primary two ICC World Cup matches his aspect received in opposition to England and the Netherlands as he appeared to construct his match health.
On Wednesday, the 33-year-old batted for practically an hour within the nets on the M.A. Chidambaram Stadium. Williamson began by taking some throwdowns earlier than a session in opposition to pacers Lockie Ferguson, Matt Henry, and James Neesham after which confronted the spinners.
“He is coming along nicely and is taking full training today, and he keeps improving and progressing every day,” stated Jurgensen.
“So he is putting himself in a situation to be able to play, but we still got another day, and we are excited about that. But we need to see how he goes over in the next 24 hours, probably having another bat and a really good field tomorrow,” he added.
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“He is hitting the ball beautifully and has for a little while now. So, for him, in terms of skills (there is) no doubt. He has been a very good player for New Zealand for a long time. And those attributes he is showing again in the nets,” stated the New Zealand bowling coach.
Williamson’s availability might give the two-time finalist an enormous enhance forward of difficult matches right here in opposition to Bangladesh and Afghanistan, two sides with high quality spinners of their ranks on a floor that aids the tweakers.
Jurgensen is aware of a factor or two about Bangladesh, having been the Asian crew’s head coach.
“Bangladesh has proven to be a challenging team in particular world tournaments. And we have had some tough games against them in the past in Bangladesh and New Zealand. So there is no doubt this will be a tough game for us. The progress of their seam attack to support their spinners has been something we have watched closely,” stated the 47-year-old Australian.
“We knew these games were going to be a tough challenge. For us, an advantage is we have many players who have played in the IPL and for CSK. We had some good experiences playing in the subcontinent leading into the tournament. So I think we have given ourselves every opportunity to prepare the best we can,” he added.
Source web site: sportstar.thehindu.com
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