As his country’s ODI and T20 captain, he tore cruciate ligaments in his right knee in April.

In the Indian Premier League, Williamson suffered the injury while playing for Gujarat Titans.

The World Cup team will be named in about two weeks, according to Gary Stead, New Zealand’s head coach.

It’s great to see him back batting in the nets again. He’s in full rehab mode.

“He is doing really well, but he still has a lot of work to do to reach his goals.”

New Zealand start their World Cup campaign against England on 5 October in a repeat of the thrilling 2019 final, which the Kiwis lost because of having scored fewer boundaries.

The batter has played 161 ODIs, scoring 6,554 runs at an average of 47.83.

“Of course we want him at the World Cup, but there is that bigger picture that we want Kane Williamson fit for the rest of his career,” added Stead.

“There will be honest conversations that Kane and I will have around exactly where he is at.”