Josh Hazlewood Replacement: Billy Stanlake, Other Fringe Cricketers Turn Down CSK Offer Ahead of IPL 2021

Chennai Super Kings are not in a good shape with less than a week to go for the start of the Indian Premier League. After Josh Hazlewood pulled out of the lucrative tournament, due to the sharp rise in the number of COVID-19 cases in Maharashtra. Since CSK has been looking for his replacement. According to a report in TOI, the Australian pacer Billy Stanlake was approached by CSK, but he turned down the offer for the same reason.

As per the same report, other fringe players were also approached by the CSK management, but no one came up with a positive reply. This means CSK is in a fix, something similar to last year. To make matters worse, a member of the content team has tested positive for the novel coronavirus.

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