Chennai Super Kings suffered a massive setback ahead of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 as star batter Devon Conway is all set to miss at least the first half of the competition. The New Zealand international will undergo surgery on his left thumb after getting injured during the T20I series against Australia. New Zealand Cricket issued a statement ahead of the second Test match against Australia that Conway will need a minimum of 8 weeks to recover from the surgery and that means he will definitely miss the opening match of the IPL 2024 season against Royal Challengers Bangalore on March 22.
“BLACKCAPS opener Devon Conway will this week undergo surgery on the left thumb he damaged during the KFC T20I series against Australia.”
“Following several scans and specialist advice, the decision was made to operate on Conway with a likely recovery period of at least eight weeks,” read the statement.
Meanwhile, there have been a lot of speculation around MS Dhoni’s future in the Indian Premier League with a lot of experts as well as fans saying that IPL 2024 can be the final season for the former Indian cricket team captain.
Dhoni is one of the most successful skippers in the competition with five titles – the joint-most by any skipper along with Rohit Sharma. While Dhoni has not provided any official update about his future, his childhood friend Paramjit Singh provided a huge update regarding his playing career.
“I do not think this will be his (Dhoni’s) last season. He is still fit. I think he will play one or two more seasons. He will definitely play one more season. The reason is he is fit,” he told OneCricket.
