REUTERS India opener Shubman Gill spends time batting in the nets while Virat Kohli does fielding drills ahead of the Cricket World Cup semi-final against New Zealand. Williamson, who knows India well from playing in the lucrative Indian Premier League, added: "We're expecting a fairly blue crowd that will be supporting their team. "Not many people get that opportunity, cricket in India, playing against India in a World Cup semi-final, is special and something to appreciate and look forward to." Williamson is particularly glad to be involved after fearing he might not make it to the World Cup before a freak injury threatened to cut short his participation. "India are a side that's been playing extremely well, but we also know come finals time, everything sort of starts again."

Source: The Standard November 15, 2023 07:13 UTC