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England fast bowler David Willey will not play in the opening matches of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 due to personal reasons. Willey is a part of the Lucknow Supergiants (LSG) team this season. Lucknow had added him to the team in the December auction last year for a base price of Rs 2 crore. Lucknow head coach Justin Langer gave this information on Wednesday.
Willey will be the second England player to be unavailable for LSG. Earlier, in view of the T20 World Cup, ECB had refused to let Mark Wood play. West Indies fast bowler Shamar Joseph has been included in the team in place of Wood, but no one has been selected in place of Willey yet. Lucknow had added Willey to the team in the mini auction held in December for a base price of Rs 2 crore.
The schedule of 21 matches of the Indian Premier League-2024 was released last month. Due to the general elections, the complete schedule of this season has not been released yet. The first match of this season will be played on March 22 between the defending champions Chennai Super Kings and Royal Challengers Bangalore at Chepauk Stadium. The first phase will be played from March 22 to April 7. The schedule has been declared. During this period, 21 matches will be played in 17 days, which will include 4 double headers (two matches in a day).
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