The Lucknow team, which is performing brilliantly in IPL 2023, has suffered another major setback. There has been news that this season's highest wicket-taker fast bowler Mark Wood will not be able to play the last few matches of this season and is returning to England. Mark Wood is going to be a father and he wants to be present with his wife for the birth of the child Team captain KL Rahul is apparently very happy about becoming a father to his friend but his joy is also a lesson of sorrow for him. Mark Wood has been one of the most successful bowlers of Lucknow Supergiants in IPL 2023. The right-arm fast bowler has taken 11 wickets in a total of 4 matches. Now if Mark Wood does not play in the upcoming league matches, then it can prove to be very harmful to this team.
* Mark Wood is an important player of Lucknow:
Lucknow's position is definitely strong in the points table of IPL 2023 but it has not yet won the playoff race. Together, they have won four matches, which means that now this team will have to win at least four matches in the remaining matches. Now, if Mark Rode is not involved in some upcoming matches, then the bowling department of Lucknow is definitely going to be weak.
* Lucknow has the option of Mark Wood
Although Mark Wood has not been able to play the last two matches due to illness and in his absence, Afghani Simar Naveen-ul-Haq has performed well but he is not a wicket-taker like Mark Wood. Mark Wood had performed brilliantly by taking 5 wickets against Delhi in the very first match of this season, there is no break in his pace but now it remains to be seen what the Lucknow team does in the future.
Let us tell you that Lucknow now has to play its next match against Punjab Kings on 28 April. Maybe this match will be Marg Vodka's last match of this season but after this match, Lucknow has to face strong teams like Chennai and Bengaluru where Mark Wood is finding it difficult to stay. The news is coming that if Lucknow reaches the playoffs, Markundi will not join us. If Mark Wood goes to England, it is said that it will be very difficult for him to return to IPL, so it is clear that this news is not good at all for captain KL Rahul.