The IPL is soon to be resumed with defending champions Mumbai Indians will take on three-time winners Chennai Super Kings. according to the recent information, high-rated Australian seamer Josh Hazlewood will be a part of the MS Dhoni-led CSK squad during the second leg of the IPL 2021. The first-leg of IPL was played in India earlier this year in April and May.
However, the BCCI was forced to stop the tournament mid-way after several players and support staff tested positive for coronavirus inside IPL’s bio-bubble. Later, it was announced that the remaining 31 games of the event will be played in the UAE between September and October. Hazlewood's availability for the second phase of India’s domestic T20 event was confirmed by CSK CEO Kasi Viswanathan on Cricbuzz.
Earlier, Hazlewood had pulled out from IPL 2021 due to bubble exhaustion, forcing the Chennai-based outfit to sign his fellow countryman Jason Behrendorff as his replacement. However, much to Behrendorff’s disappointment, he did not play in a single match for CSK in IPL as a day after he joined the Chennai squad the tournament was suspended. Hazlewood would come to UAE on the back of some powerful performance for his national side in their recent tours. He was part of the depleted Australian team that recently toured West Indies and Bangladesh for the limited-overs series.
Hazlewood bagged eight wickets against Bangladesh in four T20I games and did not concede more than 24 runs in any of those encounters. He also picked four wickets in as many games against West Indies in the shortest format of the game.
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