IPL player Kane Williamson feeling apprehensive about COVID-19

New Zealand cricket captain Kane Williamson has acknowledged feeling apprehensive about COVID-19 as he prepares to join Sunrisers Hyderabad for the Indian Premier League (IPL) in the UAE, according to a report.

“Obviously there’s a little bit of apprehension, certainly as you get nearer to the time,” Williamson said in a report released by The Associated Press.

“Now it’s two days out you start thinking you do have to be extremely vigilant and disciplined,” Williamson added,

The IPL is due to start on Sept. 19 and Williamson is one of six New Zealanders who will play in the Twnety20 tournament.

According to The Associated Press, Williamson said players will have to be “extremely vigilant and disciplined” in observing protocols designed to avoid the spread of the coronavirus.

Williamson leaves for the tournament on Thursday.