In an enormous blow to the Punjab Kings’ bowling assault, Lockie Ferguson is extremely unlikely to play for the rest of the IPL 2025.
Ferguson pulled up the facet of his left leg whereas bowling throughout Punjab’s away recreation in opposition to Sunrisers Hyderabad and is indefinitely out, the group’s assistant coach James Hopes stated right here on Monday forward of the match in opposition to Kolkata Knight Riders.
The Kiwi pacer took 5 wickets in three innings, sustaining an economic system of 9.16 this season.
“Ferguson is out indefinitely, I think, and us getting him back by the end of the tournament is a very low percentage. I think he’s done a real decent injury to himself,” Hopes stated.
Hopes acknowledged that Yuzvendra Chahal’s dismal returns in 5 video games thus far is a priority, saying that he wants to be introduced extra into the sport than how he has been used.
“We need to bring Yuzi into the game more than we’re doing. He’s just struggling to get into the game at the moment. We are five games in, and for us to win the IPL, we’re going to need him. So, we have a month and a half now to try and get him into the tournament properly,” Hopes defined.
Chahal has picked two wickets thus far and has conceded 11.13 runs an over. Hopes, although, rapidly got here to the leg-spinner’s defence, explaining that the pitches PBKS has performed on thus far have been high-scoring, the place 200 has been a par rating.
Published – April 14, 2025 07:35 pm IST
