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CSK signed 36 year old Richard Gleeson
Chennai Super Kings add Gleeson for Rs 50 lakh
Who is Gleeson whom CSK signed in the middle of the tournament?
New Delhi. Chennai Super Kings has suffered a major setback. The team’s regular opener Devon Conway is out of IPL 2024 due to injury. Conway had performed brilliantly with the bat in the last season of IPL. He was the player of the match in the final. In place of Conway, CSK has included English fast bowler Richard Gleeson. Gleeson has got IPL contract for the first time. 36-year-old Gleeson has an excellent record in domestic T20 cricket, which he would like to maintain in the IPL as well.
Devon Conway suffered a fracture in his left thumb during the T20 series against Australia in February. He got its surgery done. Even before the tournament started, it was decided that he would not be able to play the entire season. Conway had not yet joined the team. He was the player of the match in the final of IPL 2023, scoring 47 runs in 25 balls. Gleeson will play IPL for the first time and was bought by Chennai for a base price of Rs 50 lakh. He has played 6 T20 International matches for England. He has 9 T20 International wickets in his name.
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CSK has included Richard Gleeson in the team because Bangladeshi pacer Mustafizur Rahman will not be able to play the entire match. He will have to go to Bangladesh for national duty. In such a situation, to strengthen its pace attack, CSK team has added Gleeson in place of Conway. Gleeson was recently seen playing for Gulf Giants in the second season of ILT20. He took 5 wickets in 5 matches. Mustafizur, who took 10 wickets in 5 matches, will be able to serve in the CSK team till May 2.
Devon Conway scored 672 runs in 15 innings in IPL 2023. His strike rate was 140 while his average was 51.69. In the last season’s final, he played a match-winning inning of 47 runs against Gujarat Titans in Ahmedabad. With Conway out, Dhoni’s only option is India Under-19 wicketkeeper Aravali Avneesh.
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Tags: chennai super kings, CSk, Devon Conway, IPL 2024
FIRST PUBLISHED: April 18, 2024, 17:04 IST