Sad to be leaving so soon, I will miss the camp for sure: Kane Williamson

Kane Williamson was ruled out of the ongoing IPL 2023 after sustaining a knee injury in Gujarat Titans' campaign opener on March 31, 2023.

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Defending champions Gujarat Titans kicked off their IPL 2023 campaign in style as they clinched a comfortable victory over four-time champions Chennai Super Kings. But they were also handed a major setback in their campaign opener as senior batter Kane Williamson sustained an injury to his right knee and was ruled out of the remainder of the tournament.

While fielding on the boundary, Williamson tried to stop the ball from crossing the fence and jumped high. Though he was successful in getting the ball back into the field, it eventually touched the ropes and CSK gained four runs. Williamson hurt his knee while landing back on the ground after the jump, and looked in deep pain as he was unable to get back on his foot.

The team physio and benched players then carried him back to the dressing room, and the Titans made the official announcement of Williamson’s exit in a couple of days. Recently, on April 3, the franchise shared a video of Williamson leaving India to go back to his home country, as he also said that he will miss playing the tournament.

“Sad to be leaving so soon. I will miss the camp for sure. See you soon,” Williamson said in the video.

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See you soon, Kane! Speedy recovery, #AavaDe
01:27 AM · Apr 03, 2023
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On Sunday, April 2, Gujarat Titans confirmed the news of Kane Williamson’s exit, and also shared a video of the batter where he said:

“Just wanna wish the Gujarat Titans team all the best for the remainder of the season. Wish I could have been there with you all but not to be. And I also want to thank the fans for all their love support and I look forward to a speedy recovery. Thank you.”

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A very special message to the Titans and #TitansFAM! 💙 #AavaDe | #KaneWilliamson
07:18 PM · Apr 02, 2023
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Gujarat Titans hunt for Kane's replacement

All teams are set to play a total of 14 matches in the league stage and with Gujarat Titans scheduled to play 13 more matches before the knockout round, they will be on the hunt for a strong and dependable overseas player, so as to get a like-for-like replacement of Kane.

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