David Willey joined LSG via auction last year after representing RCB.© BCCI
Lucknow Super Giants on Saturday named New Zealand fast bowler Matt Henry as replacement for England all-rounder David Willey. Henry joins LSG at its base price of Rs 1.25 crore. Willey had withdrawn from the tournament for personal reasons. Willey joined the Super Giants via auction last year after representing Royal Challengers Bengaluru during IPL 2022 and 2023. The left-arm seamer had also complained of fatigue after being on the road for over two months after playing in other T20 tournaments like ILT20 (Abu Dhabi Knight Riders) and Pakistan Super League (Multan Sultans) earlier this year.
Willey is the second England pacer not available for LSG after Mark Wood was withdrawn by the ECB to manage his workload ahead of the upcoming T20 World Cup.
Wood was replaced by West Indian pacer Shamar Joseph.
For Henry, LSG is his third IPL team after being part of Chennai Super Kings and Punjab Kings, for whom he played two matches in IPL 2017.
In total, 32-year-old Henry has represented New Zealand in 25 Tests, 82 ODIs and 17 T20Is, taking 256 wickets.
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