England have appointed Mark Wood as the new injury concern . The bowler has been ruled out of training ahead of the T20 World Cup semifinal against India .
Adelaide, Australia, November 8: Two days ahead of their ICC T20 World Cup semifinal against India, England has appointed paceer Mark Wood as the new injury concern.The bowler has opted out of training in Adelaide.Wood appeared to pull up on Tuesday at Adelaide Oval, performing a gentle job, according to Sky Sports.He did not participate in optional activities, which seemed to be a precautionary measure when England confirmed that he had severe body stiffness.
Since recovering from an elbow injury that kept him out of action for the majority of the summer, the bowler has consistently exceeded 90 kmph.The bowler has done an outstanding job for his club in the upcoming T20 World Cup.In four matches, the bowler has taken nine wickets at an average of 12.00 and an economy rate of 7.71.So far in the tournament, he has 326 bowling goals. Tymal Mills is the closest England has to a like-for-like replacement for the right-arm fast bowler.Mills, who is a left-armer, can bowl at a fast rate.England has yet to make a decision on left-handed batter Dawid Malan, who injured his left groin when fielding against Sri Lanka, as another potential headache.England beat England in the semis, winning the match and advancing to the next round. As an anchor, the left-hander is a vital part of England's top-order, scoring 1,748 runs for an average of 38.84 runs.He has remained in the top 10 of the ICC T20I batting rankings due to his consistency and number of runs scored.For long stretches, Malan has topped the charts.He is now England's highest-ranked T20I batter, at sixth position.