In an enormous blow to the Punjab Kings’ bowling assault, Lockie Ferguson is very unlikely to play for the remainder of the IPL 2025.
Ferguson hobbled off the sector after pulling the aspect of his left leg whereas bowling throughout Punjab’s away recreation in opposition to Sunrisers Hyderabad and is indefinitely out, the group’s assistant coach James Hopes mentioned forward of the match in opposition to Kolkata Knight Riders on Monday. Specifics of the harm are but to be identified.
The Kiwi pacer took 5 wickets in three innings, sustaining an economic system of 9.16 this season.
“Ferguson is out indefinitely, I believe, and us getting him again by the tip of the match is a really low share. I believe he’s completed an actual respectable harm to himself,” he mentioned.
Punjab Kings’ Yuzvendra Chahal
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Punjab Kings’ Yuzvendra Chahal
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The Chahal drawback
Hopes acknowledged that Yuzvendra Chahal’s dismal returns in 5 video games to date is a priority, saying that he must be introduced extra into the sport than how he has been used.
“We have to convey Yuzi into the sport greater than we’re doing. He’s simply struggling to get into the sport in the meanwhile. We’re 5 video games in, and for us to win the IPL, we’re going to want him. So, we now have a month and a half now to try to get him into the match correctly,” he defined.
Chahal has picked two wickets to date and has conceded 11.13 runs an over. Hopes, although, rapidly got here to the leg-spinner’s protection, explaining that the pitches PBKS has performed on to date have been high-scoring, the place 200 has been a par rating.