Mumbai Indians sign Luke Wood as swap for harmed Behrendorff


Mumbai Indians have signed English left-arm fast bowler Luke Wood as a replacement for the injured Jason Behrendorff for IPL 2024. Wood has been finished paperwork at his base cost of INR 50 lakh. Wood has 147 wickets from 140 T20s, including five counterparts for Britain. While he has highlighted in a few T20 associations like the BBL, PSL and BPL, aside from The Hundred, this will be his most memorable IPL spell. Behrendorff was governed out of the IPL after he broke his leg in an oddity mishap while preparing in Perth last Thursday not long prior to leaving for India. The injury to Behrendorff, who returned 14 wickets from 12 games last season, intensifies issues for Mumbai in their quick bowling division. Sri Lankan left-arm seamer Dilshan Madushanka got a physical issue during the second ODI against Bangladesh which has likely precluded him from the underlying phases of IPL 2024. South African quick bowler Gerald Coetzee is likewise recuperating from a pelvic irritation and could be inaccessible for Mumbai's initial not many matches. Jasprit Bumrah, Akash Madhwal, Nuwan Thushara and Arjun Tendulkar are the other quick bowlers in Mumbai's program, while their new skipper Hardik Pandya has affirmed that he is fit to bowl in the competition. They likewise have Romario Shepherd as a crease bowling allrounder. Star player Suryakumar Yadav, who is recuperating after two medical procedures, is likewise an uncertainty for Mumbai's initial match against Gujarat Titans.