Shreyas Iyer's PBKS in shock as Lockie Ferguson gets ruled out of IPL 2025

Punjab Kings have suffered a massive blow ahead of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025. Premier fast bowler Lockie Ferguson has been ruled out of the entire tournament due to the quad injury that he faced recently.

Lockie Ferguson injured himself during the game against Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025. The match between the two teams took place at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad on Saturday (12th April).

Lockie Ferguson faced pain in his quad during SRH vs PBKS

In the second innings of the match when Lockie Ferguson was introduced into the attack in 6th over, he experienced terrible pain. After bowling two balls, the fast bowler held his quad on his way back to the run-up and was unable to walk and was taken off the field.

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Lockie Ferguson then didn't return to the field, and it was expected that he would be fine for the coming games. But his injury is much worse than expected, as it is very unlikely that he will be taking part any further for Punjab Kings in the league.

"Lockie Ferguson is out indefinitely - PBKS bowling coach James Hopes

Punjab Kings bowling coach James Hopes, a day ahead of their clash against Kolkata Knight Riders, broke the news. He said that the pacer has done a decent injury to himself and the chances of him being fit for the last phase of the tournament remain very less. He said:

"Ferguson is out indefinitely, and us getting him back by the end of the tournament is a very low percentage. I think he's done a real decent injury to himself."

The absence of Lockie Ferguson no doubt will leave a massive void in the Punjab Kings. The fast bowler was decent for the team in the games that he played and picked five wickets in four games, helping the franchise win. The team has a few options in Xavier Bartlett, Azmatullah Omarzai, and Vijaykumar Vyshak.

We have a lot of players in our middle order who are very good players of spin - Hopes issues a warning to KKR

James Hopes also issued a warning to Kolkata Knight Riders spinners, saying that they have a lot of good players who can play spin. He also highlighted the importance of involving Yuzvendra Chahal more in the game. He explained:

"We have a lot of players in our middle order that are very good players of spin. So that becomes the match-up that we have to win tomorrow night. And with our bowling attack, we need to get Yuzi [Yuzvendra Chahal] into the game more than we're doing.

"He's just struggling to get into the game at the moment. Against Chennai, just bowling the one over, a very good over at a very important time. He bowled a very good over, but it's just getting him into the tournament. We're five games in and for us to win the IPL, we're going to need him."

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