Josh Hazlewood’s unavailability for Chennai Super Kings in IPL 2021 has created a slight void in the bowling department in MS Dhoni’s side.
Cheteshwar Pujara was picked up by CSK at a base price of Rs 50 lakh after being unsold for many years.
Devdutt Padikkal has tested positive for the coronavirus and he could reportedly miss the first two games for Royal Challengers Bangalore in IPL 2021.
Fazalhaq Farooqi, the 20-year-old Afghanistan pacer, has been impressive in the practice sessions for Chennai Super Kings before IPL 2021.
Rinku Singh will be unavailable for IPL 2021 due to a knee injury and he has been replaced by Gurkeerat Singh Mann in the Kolkata Knight Riders side.
The IPL 2021 has seen some positive cases of coronavirus as the pandemic sees a surge in the country in the last couple of weeks.
Axar Patel has tested positive for the coronavirus ahead of IPL 2021, dealing a big blow to the Delhi Capitals side.
The IPL 2021 matches in Mumbai could be thrown into further doubt after eight Wankhede stadium groundstaff tested positive for the coronavirus.
Indian conditions are known to be more favorable to spinners, however, pacers dominate the all-time overseas wicket-takers list.
Kolkata Knight Riders have not won the IPL title since 2014 when they defeated Kings XI Punjab.