Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) have suffered from one other huge blow after Shreyas Iyer’s damage. Pacer Lockie Ferguson was dominated out of the primary ODI in opposition to Sri Lanka, which was performed on Saturday (March 25) in Auckland. The replace is confirmed that Ferguson has suffered from a hamstring damage. KKR may even miss Bangladesh cricketers Shakib Al Hasan and Litton Das because of the Ireland collection.
Lockie Ferguson, Finn Allen and Glenn Phillips have been supposed to go away for India after the primary ODI between New Zealand and Sri Lanka. Ferguson was presupposed to land in Kolkata on March 26 however after his damage there isn’t a readability on his availability. (IPL 2023: Big Blow To KKR, Captain Shreyas Iyer Ruled Out Of Action Due To Back Injury)
Kiwis bowling coach Shane Jurgensen confirmed Ferguson’s damage after the coaching session. He additionally knowledgeable that the right-arm quick bowler had been complaining about his again ever since enjoying for the Plunket Shield for Aucklands a couple of weeks in the past.
After successful the IPL with Hardik Pandya’s Gujarat Titans final season, Ferguson was traded to KKR in an all-cash deal together with wicketkeeper-batter Rahmanullah Gurbaz. The right-arm pacer picked up 12 wickets in 13 video games final yr with GT. (IPL 2023: Gujarat Titans’ Shivam Mavi Ready To Put Team First; Not Thinking About ODI World Cup Selection)
SQUAD NEWS | Lockie Ferguson has been dominated out of Saturday’s ODI in opposition to Sri Lanka because of a proper hamstring damage. The Aces paceman underwent a health take a look at at coaching right now which confirmed he can be unfit to play. A substitute can be confirmed early tomorrow. pic.twitter.com/hQRWgoc4eE
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Captain Shreyas Iyer is more likely to be dominated out of cricketing motion because of a again damage. As per Insidesport, Iyer was compelled to withdraw from India vs Australia ODI collection because of a difficulty in his decrease again. Iyer also can miss out on the World Test Championship last on the Oval in June. He is more likely to bear surgical procedure for his restoration.
KKR IPL 2023 Squad
Shreyas Iyer (c), Nitish Rana, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Venkatesh Iyer, Andre Russell, Sunil Narine, Shardul Thakur, Lockie Ferguson, Umesh Yadav, Tim Southee, Harshit Rana, Varun Chakravarthy, Anukul Roy, Rinku Singh, N. Jagadeesan, Vaibhav Arora, Suyash Sharma, David Wiese, Kulwant Khejroliya, Litton Das, Mandeep Singh, Shakib Al Hasan.
