CSK News: Chennai Super Kings seeking after Lungi Ngidi’s replacement

Dixit Bhargav | 22/03/2019
Chennai Super Kings seeking after Lungi Ngidi's replacement

Chennai Super Kings seeking after Lungi Ngidi’s replacement: The defending champions are looking to find a suitable replacement for their injured pacer.

It is never easy for any cricket team to lose a player to injury right before the start of a tournament. When the tournament is as high-staking as the Indian Premier League, the ramifications have it in them to hit the team harder. The same has been the case with IPL franchise Chennai Super Kings who will miss the services of South Africa fast bowler Lungi Ngidi.

Ngidi had recently succumbed to a muscle strain during the ODI series against Sri Lanka. With the ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 coming up, he has been advised four weeks of rest before a rehab program.

“Lungi felt discomfort while bowling during the last ODI against Sri Lanka at Newlands and immediately stopped bowling. Further scans revealed a Grade II muscle strain which will need up to four weeks of rest followed by a rehab program leading up to the World Cup,” South Africa team manager Mohammed Moosajee was quoted as saying by India Today.

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Ngidi, who had made his IPL debut last year, had dismissed 11 batsmen in seven matches at an average of 14.18, an economy rate of 6 and a strike rate of 14.18. Given his numbers, CSK would have been counting on Ngidi to lead their attack in this season.

“Ngidi will be missed. We are in the process of identifying a replacement,” CSK’s CEO KS Viswanathan was quoted saying recently.

Other than the Super Kings, Kolkata Knight Riders have also been hit hard by injuries right before the tournament. The two-time IPL-winning Knight Riders have lost a triad of fast bowlers in Kamlesh Nagarkoti, Shivam Mavi and Andrich Nortje.

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Dixit Bhargav

Born and brought up in Pathankot, Dixit Bhargav is an engineering and sports management graduate who works as a Cricket Editor at The SportsRush. Having written more than 10,000 articles across more than five years at TSR, his first cricketing memory dates back to 2002 when former India captain Sourav Ganguly had waved his jersey at the historic Lord’s balcony. What followed for an 8-year-old was an instant adulation for both Ganguly and the sport. The optimist in him is waiting for the day when Punjab Kings will win their maiden Indian Premier League title. When not watching cricket, he is mostly found in a cinema hall watching a Punjabi movie.

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