IPL 2022: Moeen Ali set to miss MS Dhoni's CSK opener vs KKR, Suryakumar Yadav out of MI’s first match
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It has been learned that Moeen Ali would need to arrive in Mumbai by Wednesday to stand a chance of playing his team’s first match against 2021 runners-up Knight Riders
England all-rounder Moeen Ali is likely to miss the opening match for Chennai Super Kings (CSK), who will play the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022 opener against Kolkata Knight Riders on Saturday (March 26). The 34-year old Ali, who was retained by CSK for Rs 8 crore, hasn’t joined the four-time champions for the upcoming IPL season. The all-rounder is stranded in the UK after failing to secure the visa necessary to travel to India for the IPL.
It has been learned that Moeen would need to arrive in Mumbai by Wednesday to stand a chance of playing his team’s first match against 2021 runners-up Knight Riders, an ESPNcricinfo website said. Upon arrival in India, Moeen would need to undergo the mandatory three-day quarantine to enter the IPL bio-secure environment. So, Super Kings’ management has accepted that the chances of him playing the opening match appear remote.
If the left-hander fails to make it, CSK could hand an IPL debut to New Zealand batter Devon Conway and pair him up with Ruturaj Gaikwad and Robin Uthappa in the top order. However, the MS Dhoni-led side will likely feel the pinch in their first match, considering Moeen`s off-spin would have been handy against Knight Riders` trio of left-handers: Venkatesh Iyer, Nitish Rana and Sunil Narine.
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