Chennai, April 18: Devon Conway, hero of Chennai Super Kings (CSK)'s title victory in Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023, has not played a single match in 2024 edition due to injury.
The swashbuckling New Zealand opening batter, can demolish any bowling attack in a matter of few overs, that is no hidden secret. But he is out of action with a knee injury this season.
Presently, CSK are third in the points table after Rajasthan Royals and Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR). With no possibility of Conway joining the CSK side this year, on Thursday, the Chennai-team added 33-year-old English player Richard Gleeson to their squad for the remainder of the season.
As far as Gleeson's track record, he has represented England in 6 T20Is and has 9 wickets against his name. In his debut T20I, the 33-year-old picked up a three-wicket haul against India which included the scalps of Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, and Rishabh Pant.
But that is not all. The right-arm pacer has played 90 T20s and picked 101 wickets, including a five-wicket haul. He has also taken 143 wickets in first-class cricket. That surely, is no mean achievement.
Worth mentioning that Conway, who represented Chennai Super Kings (CSK) over the course of the last two IPL seasons, played 23 matches and scored 924 runs, which included 9 half-centuries and a highest score of unbeaten 92.
Conway's absence is a huge void in CSK squad. How far Gesson can be useful to the Chennai-based franchise and how he can be used by CSK think-tank led by coach Stephen Fleming, new skipper Ruturaj Gaikwad and former skipper M S Dhoni that only time will say.
