The fast bowler joins the list of English players to have left their IPL commitments after securing contracts with their respective franchises. Jason Roy had done so with the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) and Mark Wood followed the same for LSG.
Wood was in fact promoted by the England & Wales Cricket Board (ECB) to take extra care of his workload as the Three Lions prepare to put up a strong challenge to defend their ICC Men’s T20 World Cup crown in the tournament that will be co-hosted by the United States of America (USA) and the West Indies in June.
Henry has played previously for the Punjab Kings and the Chennai Super Kings (CSK). Overall, he has represented New Zealand 17 times in T20Is. Henry has taken 20 wickets at a bowling average of 8.13 and bowling strike rate of 18.3.
His average stands at a respectable 24.8 with the ball. Henry is best known for taking the key wickets of Rohit Sharma and KL Rahul that triggered the Indian collapse in the semi-final between the two countries at Old Trafford in Manchester in June 2019.
