Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) are slated to play their first home game of the season at the Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow on Saturday (March 30).
LSG head coach Justin Langer confirmed the development and also voiced his concern that with Wood also pulling out, their team lacks experience in the pace bowling department. As for Willey, he was on the road for the last couple of months playing in ILT20 and PSL.
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The trickle-down effect of England's central contracts and performance amid the ongoing ICC Men's Cricket World Cup has begun as pace-bowling all-rounder David Willey has announced that the remaining three games in the tournament will be his last for his country.
The English all-rounder, who last played for England in the ODI series against Ireland last month, took to Twitter to announce he has tested COVID-19 positive.
Willey was dropped on the eve of the World Cup, deposed by the qualities of Jofra Archer who played an instrumental role in England's maiden World Cup win.
England skipper Eoin Morgan stated that ruling Denly and Willey out from the final World Cup squad was his 'toughest decision ever' but at the same time backed it by calling it a 'right call'.
On Saturday, CSK head coach Stephen Fleming had said they had gone in for Kuggeleijn, who bowls quick and bats well.
David Willey, who played three matches for Chennai Super Kings in 2018, said he has to pull out of the tournament due to some family reasons.
David Willey took 4-7, including the first four wickets, and Mark Wood claimed 3-9 as the England quicks tore through the West Indies batting to bundle them out for 71.
England all-rounder David Willey has raised questions on India's tactics, accusing the visiting bowlers of not playing within the spirit of the game. Willey was miffed with India pacer Bhuvneshwar Kumar who stopped in his delivery stride in the final
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