Former Indian Premier League (IPL) champion Chennai Super Kings (CSK) has roped in 23-year old West Indian Dominic Drakes as an injury replacement for Sam Curran for the remainder of the IPL 2021. Curran was ruled out of the tournament with a lower-back injury.
Drakes is an uncapped West Indian all-rounder who has featured in one First-Class, 25 List A and 19 T20 matches so far. He is a left-handed batsman and a left-arm medium pacer.
The Barbadian seamer helped St. Kitts and Nevis Patriots to clinch the Caribbean Premier League 2021 title recently beating Saint Lucia Kings by 3 wickets under CSK all-rounder Dwayne Bravo’s captaincy. The youngster finished the tournament with 16 wickets and was the joint fourth-highest in the league. Drakes had also contributed with bat during the CPL final where he scored an unbeaten 48 off 24 balls, his highest score in T20 cricket.
According to reports, Drakes was already in the IPL bubble, after travelling to the UAE as a net bowler.
CSK will take on Punjab Kings in their last league game of the IPL on October 7 at the Dubai International Stadium, Dubai.
