IPL 2022: Andrew Tye has been signed by the Lucknow Super Giants as a replacement for injured Mark Wood

Andrew Tye

Andrew Tye has been signed by the Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) to replace the injured England pacer Mark Wood in TATA Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022. Andrew Tye, who represented Australia in 32 Twenty20 Internationals, took 47 wickets while playing for England against West Indies earlier this month. Woods suffered an elbow injury in England’s first Test against West Indies.

The right-arm pacer, who has so far played 27 IPL matches and has picked 40 wickets, will join LSG for the price of INR 1 Crore. LSG – who will be making their IPL debut this season – will begin their IPL 2022 campaign on March 28 when they take on Gujarat Titans at the Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai.

In addition to being a seasoned T20 specialist, Andrew Tye is also well acquainted with the IPL drills. He won the purple cap in the 2018 edition of the competition, representing Kings XI Punjab (now Punjab Kings). Hence, there are high expectations with the 35-year-old.

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T20 pacer Andrew Tye has a wealth of experience

Andrew Tye has been brought in as a replacement for Wood, as he has been impressive in his recent T20 assignments. As a result, Wood’s departure has left a significant void in the LSG squad. Speaking of the Aussie pacer’s numbers in the shortest international format, Tye has 251 wickets in 182 T20s which also includes a couple of five-wicket hauls. Furthermore, the veteran pacer even took a hat-trick in the Indian Premier League. The veteran pacer joins Avesh Khan, Ankit Rajput, and Jason Holder’s bowling attack at LSG.

It must be noted that LSG will make their IPL debut this season and many eyes will be on them. KL Rahul will lead the team and he would be raring to take his side to glory. He will be assisted by the likes of Manish Pandey, Quinton de Kock and Evin Lewis in the batting order. There is no doubt that Lucknow’s main strength this season will be their all-rounders, which include Krunal Pandya, Deepak Hooda, Marcus Stoinis and Jason Holder. Meanwhile, LSG will begin their campaign against Gujarat Titans on 28th March.

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