IPL 2022: Ireland pacer Josh Little to join Chennai Super Kings as net bowler

The pace bowler for the Irish national team, Josh Little has been signed by Chennai Super Kings as their net bowler for the Indian Premier League (IPL) in 2022. The news was announced on Cricket Ireland’s official Twitter page, wishing the left-arm pacer a great season. Note that IPL 2022 gets underway on March 26 and CSK will enter as defending champions.

Joshua Little is a 22-year-old speed bowler who made his international debut back in September 2016 and has been a vital cog of the T20I team since. Little has a knack for swinging the ball early on with decent pace. Little is also capable of restricting run flow in death overs, and he has shown that he is a threat at the highest level. With the MS Dhoni-led team having many prominent batters, the stint with CSK would be a great learning experience for Little.

CSK silently maximizes and identifies good resources in the left arm pace department – its net bowler in IPL 2021 was Fazal Farooqi from Afghanistan; in IPL 2022 it will be Josh Little from Ireland.

??? Congrats to Josh Little who is heading off on a development opportunity with the Chennai Super Kings in the early stages of the upcoming IPL.

The experience as a net bowler for CSK should be fantastic. #GoWellJosh ☘️? pic.twitter.com/5aUFwfZkAp
— Cricket Ireland (@cricketireland) March 7, 2022

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With the T20 World Cup taking place later this year in Australia, Little’s lessons from CSK can prove valuable to the Irish team ahead of the T20 World Cup. He has 34 wickets in 31 T20I appearances with an impressive economy rate of 7.49.

“Congrats to Josh Little who is heading off on a development opportunity with the Chennai Super Kings in the early stages of the upcoming IPL. The experience as a net bowler for CSK should be fantastic,” wrote Cricket Ireland while breaking the news.

While CSK will begin the 15th edition of the lucrative competition against last year’s finalists Kolkata Knight Riders in the opening match, it is noteworthy that the side retained the services of Ravindra Jadeja, MS Dhoni, Moeen Ali and Ruturaj Gaikwad prior to the mega auction. Deepak Chahar, Dwayne Bravo and Ambati Rayudu were re-signed in the bidding event, so the defending champions must feel confident about the new season.