Mumbai Indians have roped in England left-arm pacer Luke Wood as a replacement for the injured Jason Behrendorff for the 2024 Indian Premier League (IPL).
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Experienced pacer
Wood has been signed for his base price of Rs. 50 lakh. This will be his maiden IPL stint in the IPL.
He, however, has the experience of featuring in several T20 leagues.
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PSL 2024 performance
Under Babar Azam's captaincy, Wood played for Peshawar Zalmi in the recently concluded PSL 2024.
With 12 wickets across 11 games at 29.08, he finished as his side's highest wicket-taker.
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MI's pace options
Behrendorff's injury leaves Mumbai Indians with Jasprit Bumrah, Wood, Romario Shepherd, Nuwan Thushara, Akash Madhwal, Arjun Tendulkar, and Hardik Pandya as the pace-bowling options.
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Other injured bowlers
Left-arm pacer Dilshan Madushanka is likely to miss the first few matches due to a hamstring injury. Gerald Coetzee is another MI pacer who continues to recover from an injury (groin).