Lucknow, March 20 -- This is probably the first time in IPL history that multiple teams are struggling with their pace units due to injuries.
MI's Jasprit Bumrah, whose injury in the final Border-Gavaskar Test in Sydney kept him out of India's victorious Champions Trophy campaign, along with teammates Lizaad Williams and Allah Ghazanfar, KKR's Umran Malik, LSG's pace trio of Mayank Yadav, Avesh Khan, and Mohsin Khan are all unlikely to be match-fit by the time the 18th edition of the league gets underway in Kolkata on Saturday.
For now, Lucknow Super Giants have roped in all-rounder Shardul Thakur and Shivam Mavi as likely replacements although an official announcement is awaited. LSG's mentor and former India pacer Zaheer Khan feels that...