Mark Wood England bowler withdraw himself from IPL 2021
England bowler Mark Wood withdraw himself from Indian Premies League 2021
England pacer Mark Wood has pulled out his name at the last minute from Indian Premies League 2021, He had registered for the maximum Rs 2 crore base price.
292 players had registered for the final auction but that leaves the auction register with 291 players
He has so far played only one IPL game, for Chennai Super Kings, in 2018.
He was approached by the Mumbai Indians to replace Lasith Malinga ahead of the IPL 2020. Wood, however, decided to reject the offer and opt-out of the season.
Mark Wood’s withdrawal leaves 16 English players to go under the auction hammer Some big names include the likes of Dawid Malan, Alex Hales, Moeen Ali, Jason Roy, and Adil Rashid.
Mark Wood and wicketkeeper Jonny Bairstow on Wednesday joined England’s squad in Chennai ahead of the third Test against India. The third Test will begin on February 24 and it will be a day-night affair in Ahmedabad.
Mark Wood Career Bowling Stats:
| Format | M | Inn | B | Mdn | Runs | W | BB | Econ | Avg | SR | 4W | 5W |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Test | 18 | 34 | 3293 | 122 | 1772 | 53 | 5/41 | 3.22 | 33.4 | 62.1 | 1 | 2 |
| ODI | 53 | 52 | 2699 | 14 | 2479 | 64 | 4/33 | 5.51 | 38.7 | 42.2 | 2 | 0 |
| T20I | 11 | 11 | 237 | 0 | 360 | 18 | 3/9 | 9.11 | 20.0 | 13.2 | 0 | 0 |
| IPL2018 | 1 | 1 | 24 | 0 | 49 | 0 | 0/49 | 12.25 | – | – | 0 | 0 |