New Delhi. Many teams who entered the new Indian Premier League season with new expectations were disappointed. The season also did not go well for the Punjab Kings and they joined the teams that were left out of the playoff race. Now the team’s all-rounder Liam Livingstone is out due to injury. He returned to England on Monday to recuperate from a knee injury ahead of next month’s T20 World Cup.
The Punjab Kings team has already crashed out of the Indian Premier League play-off race with just four wins from 12 matches and currently sits at the bottom of the points table with eight points. “Another year of IPL, gotta fix my knee for the next World Cup,” Livingstone wrote on Instagram.
He wrote, “Thanks again to the Punjab Kings fans for their love and support. A disappointing season for the team and personally but as always I enjoyed every minute of playing in the IPL.
Due to his return home, Livingstone will not be available for Punjab Kings’ last two matches against Rajasthan Royals (May 15) and Sunrisers Hyderabad (May 19). Livingstone’s injury is not serious but according to ‘ESPNcricinfo’ the England team management has decided to give him more time for treatment ahead of the home T20 series against Pakistan starting on May 22.
After the series against Pakistan, the defending champions England will leave for the West Indies for the ICC T20 World Cup. The team will begin their campaign against Scotland on June 4 in Bridgetown, Barbados.
In the current season of IPL, Livingstone managed to score only 111 runs in seven matches and took only three wickets. England’s World Cup squad playing in the IPL includes Moeen Ali (Chennai Super Kings), Sam Curran, Jonny Bairstow (both Punjab Kings), Jos Buttler (Rajasthan Royals), Will Jacks, Reece Topley (both Royal Challengers Bangalore) and Phil Salt. . (Kolkata Knight Riders) will also return home by the end of this week.
Tags: IPL 2024, Liam Livingston, Punjab Kings
First published: May 13, 2024, 18:42 IST