With the 2024 version of the Indian Premier League (IPL) lower than two weeks away, a slew of worldwide stars have already pulled out of the match both as a result of damage or private causes.
On Tuesday, Indian pacers Mohammed Shami and Prasidh Krishna had been added to IPL’s damage ward record following a press release from the BCCI.
Listed below are the gamers who will miss IPL 2024
Mohammed Shami (Gujarat Titans)
India’s premier pacer underwent a profitable surgical procedure for a proper heel drawback final month and received’t be obtainable for the 2022 IPL champion this time round. Shami was the main wicket-taker in India’s spectacular run to the ultimate in final 12 months’s ODI World Cup, choosing 24 wickets in simply seven matches. Nevertheless, he hasn’t figured in a single aggressive match following India’s defeat to Australia within the closing in November. Shami additionally topped the wicket-takers’ charts final 12 months within the IPL, nabbing 28 wickets in 17 video games in Titans’ dominant run to the ultimate.
Prasidh Krishna (Rajasthan Royals)
Following a surgical procedure on his left proximal quadriceps tendon final month, the lanky pacer from Karnataka received’t function for Rajasthan Royals for the second consecutive time within the IPL. Prasidh had impressed in his debut season for Royals, justifying his price ticket of Rs. 10 crore on the public sale with 19 scalps from 17 video games in 2022. Nevertheless, Prasidh endured a tricky time on his return to worldwide cricket final 12 months, and had a forgettable Take a look at debut in South Africa in December. He final featured for Karnataka in a Ranji Trophy sport in opposition to Gujarat in January.
Mark Wooden (Lucknow Tremendous Giants)
The England fast-bowler was pulled out of the upcoming IPL season by his cricket board to handle his workload forward of the T20 World Cup in June and a house summer time. Wooden was purchased for Rs. 7.5 crore by the Lucknow franchise on the IPL 2022 public sale however the pacer missed the match that adopted as a result of an elbow damage. In 2023, Wooden picked 11 wickets in 4 video games for LSG, together with a fifer in his first match of the season. The 34-year-old featured in three Checks in opposition to India within the just lately concluded sequence, however picked simply 4 wickets in 5 innings. Lucknow Tremendous Giants named Shamar Joseph as Wooden’s alternative for the upcoming season, with the West Indies fast becoming a member of the franchise for Rs. 3 crore.
Gus Atkinson (Kolkata Knight Riders)
The English cricket board (ECB) additionally withdrew Atkinson from IPL 2024 to handle the pacer’s workload, despite the fact that his final worldwide task got here in December final 12 months on the tour to West Indies. The 26-year-old made his worldwide cricket debut solely final 12 months and has featured in 9 ODIs and three T20Is to date, and is but to make his Take a look at debut. He was purchased for Rs. 1 crore by Knight Riders on the public sale final 12 months. Sri Lanka pacer Dushmantha Chameera, who went unsold on the public sale, joins the Kolkata franchise at a reserve worth of Rs. 50 lakh.
Jason Roy (Kolkata Knight Riders)
Roy, an attacking top-order batter, pulled out of the IPL as a result of private causes. He performed eight matches for Knight Riders final season, setting the tone early for the franchise with a strike price of 151.60. Curiously, Roy has represented 4 totally different groups in 4 seasons within the IPL, having beforehand represented Gujarat Lions, Delhi Capitals and Sunrisers Hyderabad. He has additionally pulled out from the match as a result of private causes on two earlier events, in 2020 and 2022. Roy is changed by one other hard-hitting English top-order batter Phil Salt, who hit back-to-back centuries in a T20I sequence within the Caribbean final December. Salt represented Delhi Capitals final 12 months earlier than going unsold on the public sale. He’ll be a part of KKR for a reserve worth of Rs. 1.5 crore.
Devon Conway (Chennai Tremendous Kings)
The defending champion will sorely miss its Kiwi opener, who’s unlikely to function within the first leg of the match. He’s prone to be sidelined for eight weeks following a thumb surgical procedure. Conway was injured throughout New Zealand’s T20I sequence at house in opposition to Australia final month and didn’t function within the Take a look at sequence that adopted. A significant cog in CSK’s title win final 12 months, Conway was the franchise’s high run-getter, scoring 672 runs at a strike price of just about 140. The MS Dhoni-led aspect is but to call a alternative for the Kiwi.