"We're just looking forward to getting involved" - Kane Williamson

New Zealand captain Kane Williamson said that the New Zealand cricket team will be more focused on staying committed to its own style of cricket in the ODI World Cup 2023. Williamson shared his opinions during the Captains’ Day on Wednesday, October 4 in Ahmedabad.

However, New Zealand reached the finals in 2015 and 2019 but ended up losing to Australia and England respectively as well. Against England, they lost at the Lord’s Cricket Ground on the boundary count in the last edition.

“As you mentioned, you come to another event, and everybody certainly starts from the same position and starts again, and you go from tournament to tournament, teams change, opposition conditions. For us, it’s focusing on the style of cricket that we want to keep committing to, and that gives us the best chance of putting on our best performance,” Kane Williamson was quoted as saying.

However, Kane Williamson is aware of the challenges that they are going to face ahead of the mega event, which is scheduled to start on Thursday, October 5.

“It’s been nice to have some enjoyable times” – Kane Williamson

“It’s been nice to have some enjoyable times and certainly full of different challenges over a number of tournaments that we have been involved in, but we’re really excited about the challenges that lie ahead for this one. And the difference is that it will bring, compared to other tournaments, a great occasion here in India. Sports is just loved by so many, and it’s going to be so well supported as well. So, we’re just looking forward to getting involved,” he concluded.

However, Kane Williamson would not be a part of New Zealand’s opening game at the Narendra Modi Stadium. He is not fully fit after the knee injury that he sustained earlier this year while playing for Gujarat Titans in the Indian Premier League (IPL) as well. But he is getting better and hopes to take the field soon as well.