Williamson missed a big part of cricket last year due to injuries—first, a torn ACL during the IPL, then a fractured thumb at the ODI World Cup, and finally, a hamstring strain.
My hamstring is good, it’s progressed well in the last couple of weeks. Feeling good, and looking forward to getting back to training and joining up with the team,” Williamson said.
“The weather has been incredible. Extremely hot, so yup I am confident and like I said will just be nice to join back up with the side and I think all the guys are really looking forward to getting back together as a Test team,” he said.
Williamson emphasized not underestimating the South Africa team and urged his squad to concentrate on the upcoming cricket matches.
For us, we just want to focus on the cricket that we want to play and the plans that we have and that doesn’t change from opposition to opposition. There are adjustments within the conditions etc, but there are several players in the South African side that members of our team are quite certainly familiar with playing county cricket and these things,” he said.
“So we are under no illusions that it is going to be a tough contest for sure. They are all very good players and we just want to keep bringing the focus back to our cricket,” he added.
Before the first Test against South Africa, New Zealand has faced numerous injuries. Fast bowler Kyle Jamieson is out with a back injury, and wicketkeeper-batter Tom Blundell has a hamstring injury.
