IPL 2024 Updates: Willey will not play in the initial matches due to personal reasons; RCB's second jersey launched

England fast bowler David Willey will not play in the opening matches of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 due to personal reasons. Willey is a part of the Lucknow Supergiants (LSG) team this season. Lucknow had added him to the team in the December auction last year for a base price of Rs 2 crore. Lucknow head coach Justin Langer gave this information on Wednesday.

Before IPL 2024, Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) launched the team's second jersey (green jersey) in an event on Wednesday, March 20. Earlier on 19 February, a regular jersey was also launched.

Mark Wood will also not play
Willey will be the second England player to be unavailable for LSG. Earlier, in view of the T20 World Cup, ECB had refused to let Mark Wood play. West Indies fast bowler Shamar Joseph has been included in the team in place of Wood, but no one has been selected in place of Willey yet.

Lucknow had added Willey to the team in the mini auction held in December for a base price of Rs 2 crore.

Kohli, Plessis and Mandhana launched jerseys
Earlier, on March 19, Kohli had launched the new jersey with RCB women's team captain Smriti Mandhana and men's team captain Faf du Plessis. According to the franchise, the new jersey represents a connection and philosophy with the fans.

Alan Walker with Mandhana, du Plessis and Virat Kohli at the jersey launch.

Schedule of 21 matches of IPL 2024
The schedule of 21 matches of the Indian Premier League-2024 was released last month. Due to the general elections, the complete schedule of this season has not been released yet. The first match of this season will be played on March 22 between the defending champions Chennai Super Kings and Royal Challengers Bangalore at Chepauk Stadium. The first phase will be played from March 22 to April 7. The schedule has been declared. During this period, 21 matches will be played in 17 days, which will include 4 double headers (two matches in a day).

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