The Mumbai Indians of the IPL have hired English bowler Luke Wood. He will replace the injured Jason Behrendorff. Wood was signed for around $62,000 (INR 50 lakh) at base pay.
Luke Wood stats
In his 140 T20 matches thus far, he has also played five for England. Wood is a like-for-like substitute for Behrendorff, the left arm. Although the Englishman has participated in T20 tournaments all around the world, such as the Big Bash League, Pakistan Super League, and Bangladesh Premier League. He will be making his IPL debut. In all T20 formats, Wood has claimed 147 wickets with a strike rate of 18.3. In these matches he managed an economy of 8.45. His highest performance is 5/50. IPL is scheduled to begin on March 22. Mumbai Indians has suffered several injuries. In terms of fast bowling, MI presently has Jasprit Bumrah, Akash Madhwal, Nuwan Thushara, and Arjun Tendulkar. All these are fit. After completely healing from the ankle injury, newly appointed captain Hardik Pandya will also be available as an option alongside them. Another seam-bowling all-round player on the team is West Indies all-rounder Romario Shepherd.
Mumbai Indians injury update
Dilshan Madushanka sustained an injury during the previous ODI series against Bangladesh. Gerald Coetzee, a young player for the Proteas is recovering from an inflamed pelvis. These are injured players right now.In addition to bowlers, MI hitter Suryakumar Yadav is questionable for the team’s inaugural match on Sunday, March 24, against Gujarat Titans.After two operations to treat an ankle injury Surya is now recuperating. The hitter is probably going to skip MI’s two practice matches before leaving for Ahmedabad.
