With few days to go for IPL 2021, three time champions Chennai Super Kings have lost the services of Australian pacer Josh Hazelwoood. The Aussie paceman cited bio-bubble as the reason behind their decision but CSK now have to find a replacement in a relatively short time. If only like-for-like replacements are to be considered, there are quite a few players that the Super Kings can go for. Chennai Super Kings (CSK) took to social media to tease fans with a possible replacement for Josh Hazlewood, who recently pulled out of the upcoming Indian Premier League (IPL) 2021.
Taking to Twitter, CSK posted a photo of Hazlewood, and captioned it as, "Will be missing some Josh this #Summerof2021! Hoping for some aussome action soon in #Yellove! #WhistlePodu".Fans were left questioning the meaning of the tweet, with some pointing out that the word "aussome" in the tweet could mean that a cricketer from Hazlewood's native country Australia could be replacing him. "Another Australian coming as a replacement? @ChennaiIPL Hint - 'Aussome' soon in yellow", a fan replied.Meanwhile, many fans asked the club to sign England's Mark Wood as a replacement. Hazlewood is not the first cricketer this year to have pulled out from IPL 2021. Earlier on Wednesday, SunRisers Hyderabad (SRH) all-rounder Mitchell Marsh had also pulled out of IPL 2021.Hazlewood played only three matches for CSK, and this year, he would be competing with the likes of Moeen Ali, Sam Curran, Lungi Ngidi and Dwayne Bravo for a place in the playing XI. In the current scenario, Behrendorff and Stanlake lead the race if CSK decide to rope in a pacer. The three-time IPL champions kick off their season against Delhi Capitals on April 10.
