Josh Little ruled out from PSL 8 due to injury
He is targeting Ireland's ODI series in Bangladesh next month and expects to play in the IPL afterwards
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Posted - 2023-02-25T16:05:23+06:00
Updated - 2023-02-25T16:05:23+06:00
Irish left-arm fast bowler Josh Little will be ruled out of the current HBL Pakistan Super League (PSL) due to a hamstring injury sustained during the recent SA20 tournament in South Africa.
Ireland fast bowler Josh Little has been ruled out of the rest of the eighth edition of the Pakistan Super League (PSL) because of a hamstring injury he sustained in the opening edition of the SA20 tournament in South Africa.
23-year-old Little was set to play for the Multan Sultans in PSL. Representing Pretoria Capitals in the SA20, he experienced hamstring strain and Cricket Ireland said he returned home "out of caution".
Defending IPL champions Gujarat Titans sold Little at December's auction for INR 4.4 crore (approx.
He is expected to recover in time to fulfill his contract and is targeting Ireland's three-game ODI streak in Bangladesh next month as a possible return.
Mark Rausa, Head of Sports Science, Physiotherapy and Medical Services at Cricket Ireland, explained that Little will remain in Dublin to complete a rehabilitation, strength and conditioning and bowling workload management course in preparation for the IPL and a busy international stint afterwards complete cricket for Ireland.
Little, who was the second-best wicket-taker in Twenty20 internationals in the 2022 season, became the first current Ireland international to earn an IPL contract after impressing at The Hundred in England.
He is scheduled to play three one-day internationals for Ireland in Bangladesh in mid-March before traveling to the IPL.