IPL 2022: Lucknow Super Giants pacer Mark Wood ruled out due to elbow injury
India Today
England pacer Mark Wood will not play in IPL 2022 for Lucknow Super Giants due to a right elbow injury he picked up during the first Test against West Indies in North Sound last week.
England pacer Mark Wood, who was bought by Lucknow Super Giants in the mega auction, has been ruled out of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022 due to an elbow injury he picked up during the first Test against West Indies in North Sound last week.
According to a report on ESPNcricinfo, the ECB have sent Wood's medical update to KL Rahul-led Lucknow Super Giants. LSG shelled out Rs 7.5 crore for Wood at the IPL mega auction held in Bengaluru. The franchise has not yet zeroed in on a replacement.
Notably, Wood had pulled out of the first Test against West Indies in the North Sound contest citing an elbow issue after bowling 17 overs in the first innings. He was left out of England’s XI for the second Test, with Saqib Mahmood making his Test debut as his replacement.
“He’s been exceptional for us of late. He’s a big part of this team moving forward but it gives other guys opportunities," Root had said ahead of the match.
"As soon as the final amount was confirmed Sarah asked what it was in pounds I might have to freeze all our accounts so it doesn't disappear," Wood told The Guardian.
"But we're delighted. It's a weird experience. It feels like a computer game almost not real, like transfers on Football Manager but it's also very real when you get signed."
Lucknow Super Giants are one of the two new teams who will be part of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022. Owned by the RP Sanjiv Goenka group, the Super Giants will be led by KL Rahul, who made the move away from Punjab Kings ahead of the IPL 2022 mega auction.
