England’s Will Jacks made his IPL debut after a long wait during today’s IPL 2024 clash between Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Mumbai Indians at the Wankhede Stadium.
RCB had picked up Will Jacks at the IPL 2023 auction for a price of INR 3.2 crore. However, he was ruled out before the start of the season due to an injury and was replaced by New Zealand all-rounder Michael Bracewell.
Jacks was back fit for IPL 2024 and warmed the benches for the first five matches of the season before finally getting a game in the sixth, against MI in Mumbai.
Jacks finally gets an IPL debut
RCB replaced Cam Green with Will Jacks for their game against MI. Faf du Plessis, the RCB captain, who lost the toss and was asked to bat first, said that they were looking to “bring some fresh energy into the team”.
Will Jacks received his IPL debut cap from Virat Kohli. pic.twitter.com/08PyjZuhha
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Du Plessis also revealed that Jacks will bat at No.3. They also called in Mahipal Lomror and Vyshak Vijaykumar, making three changes in all in the playing XI.
More to follow…
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