THE JHARKHAND STORY DESK
Lucknow, March 30: In the current Indian Premier League (IPL) season, New Zealand fast bowler Matt Henry will replace England all-rounder David Willey in the Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) squad, as announced on Saturday by the LSG.
According to an official IPL statement, Matt Henry has been brought in as a replacement for England all-rounder David Willey, who opted out of the tournament citing personal reasons. Henry was acquired by the team at his base price of INR 1.25 crores.
Henry, with appearances in 25 Tests, 82 One-Day Internationals (ODIs), and 17 T20 Internationals for New Zealand, has previously been part of Punjab Kings and Chennai Super Kings in the IPL.
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His IPL experience includes two matches for Punjab Kings in 2017. The announcement of his addition to the Lucknow team was made before their match against Punjab Kings (PBKS) on Saturday.
Apart from Willey, Mark Wood had also withdrawn from the entire season to manage his workload in preparation for the T20 World Cup.
Wood has been substituted by West Indies fast bowler Shamar Joseph who made his name for his 7 wicket haul against Australia in the Gabba test earlier this year.
