England pacer Richard Gleeson is making his IPL debut against Punjab Kings on May 1 (Thursday). He replace injured Devon Conway in the Chennai Super Kings (CSK) squad. The inclusion of Gleeson will boost the pace attack of the defending champs CSK. In IPL, Richard Gleeson has not made his debut as yet but has represented England in the 20-over format.
Who is Richard Gleeson?
As stated above, Richard Gleeson is yet to make his IPL debut. The 36-year-old Gleeson has represented England in 6 T20Is and has 9 wickets against his name. Additionally, Gleeson has played 90 T20s and picked 101 T20 wickets. Gleeson, at the age of 34 years and 219 days, became the third-oldest debutant for England in T20Is. He made his day more memorable when he sent back Rohit Sharma in his very first over, followed by Virat Kohli and Rishabh Pant.
Richard Gleeson stats
| Format | Matches | Wickets | Economy | Average |
| T20Is | 6 | 9 | 8.90 | 20.77 |
| List A | 21 | 28 | 5.82 | 29.14 |
| T20s | 90 | 101 | 8.18 | 24.32 |
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