Sunrisers Hyderabad captain Kane Williamson has returned to New Zealand to be with his wife for the birth of their child. The franchise gave this information on Wednesday. Sunrisers Hyderabad wrote on their official Twitter handle, “Official Update: Our captain Kane Williamson is on his way to New Zealand to add a new member to his family. ,
The franchise said, “Everyone in the Sunrisers camp is wishing Kane Williamson’s wife a safe ‘delivery’ and immense happiness for her.” Williamson has not been doing well in this Indian Premier League (IPL) season, He has scored only 216 runs in 13 matches. Hyderabad team has 12 points in the points table with six wins from 13 matches.
Bhuvneshwar Kumar has captained Sunrisers in the past and may lead the team under new captain Nicholas Pooran in West Indies white ball cricket. The team has to play its last league match against Punjab Kings at the Wankhede Stadium on 22 May.
Williamson and his wife are about to have a second child. According to the information, if the Hyderabad team makes it to the playoffs, then he will return to India to play in the IPL. Otherwise, he will go to England to play a cricket series there with the New Zealand team. He is the father of his 20-month-old daughter Maggie.
Kiwi cricket is currently going through a bad phase as a batsman. Before IPL, he could not play home series due to tennis elbow problem. He also consulted Sachin Tendulkar, who also had problems with tennis elbow during his career. Williamsman said, “It seems like everyone has a different story with an injury like this. So I was definitely hopeful in the beginning. But it’s not like that, honestly it’s a tough pill to swallow.”