Jadhav was ruled out after suffering a hamstring injury.
David Willey (Photo: Twitter/ChennaiIPL)
England all-rounder David Willey replaced Indian player Kedhar Jadhav on Wednesday in the Mahendra Singh Dhoni-led Chennai Super Kings squad for the ongoing eleventh season of Indian Premier League.
“David Willey has signed up with the Chennai Super Kings for the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2018 as a replacement for the injured Kedar Jadhav,” the BCCI announced in a statement.
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Earlier, Jadhav was ruled out after suffering a hamstring injury after featuring in CSK’s opening game against Mumbai Indians at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on Saturday.
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Buzzing to join @ChennaiIPL for #VIVOIPL! Incredible game last night and can’t wait to be a part of a great team! #Yellove #Yellove #WhistlePoduArmy
— David Willey (@david_willey) April 11, 2018
Willey, an England international, is a left-arm medium pacer and a batsman, who has featured in 34 One-Day Internationals (ODIs) and 20 T20 Internationals.
‘Will you?’ we asked.
‘Will-ey’, he said.Put your whistles together for our newest Lion onboard, Wild Man @david_willey! #whistlepodu #PrideOf18 🦁💛 pic.twitter.com/I2PB9IV3BA
— Chennai Super Kings (@ChennaiIPL) April 11, 2018
Willey will give CSK an attacking option with both the bat and ball. He can bowl at the death and is also a useful hitter of the ball.
He has opened the innings for Perth Scorches in the Big Bash League but bats at No.7 for England.
The Mahendra Singh Dhoni-led side’s next game in the IPL 2018 is against Kings XI Punjab at Mohali on Sunday.
Chennai Super Kings updated squad:
Chennai Super Kings: MS Dhoni, Ravindra Jadeja, Suresh Raina, Faf du Plessis, Harbhajan Singh, Dwayne Bravo, Shane Watson, David Willey, Ambati Rayadu, Imran Tahir, Shardul Thakur, Jagadeesan Narayan, Mitchell Santner, Deepak Chahar, Asif K M, Lungisani Ngidi, Dhruv Shorey, Kanish Seth, Murali Vijay, Mark Wood, Kshitiz Sharma, Monu Singh, Chaitanya Bishnoi
-With IANS inputs.
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