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I was happy to go back to the PSL, says England ace
The Gazette
|June 10, 2025
NERVES were never likely to be an issue on Luke Wood's England comeback, with the left-armer returning to the fold just a month after he was caught up in the escalating conflict between India and Pakistan.
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Wood was playing for Peshawar Zalmi in the Pakistan Super League when political tensions between the two nations developed into military clashes over the disputed Kashmir region, forcing both the PSL and Indian Premier League to be suspended.
Overseas players left the country as concerns grew, but the Lanca-shire seamer was among those who returned to finish the tournament after a short hiatus, playing two more games in Rawalpindi.
With that experience in his recent past, the 29-year-old was unlikely to be fazed by his return to the international stage after 21 months.
He made the perfect start in Sunday’s series-clinching T20 win over the West Indies, pinning Evin Lewis lbw with his very first ball, and was later named player of the match after taking two for 25 in a contest dominated by the bat.
This story is from the June 10, 2025 edition of The Gazette.
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