World T20: Kieswetter replaces injured Wright in Eng squad

England all-rounder Luke Wright was ruled out of the World Twenty20 with a side strain on Saturday while recuperating Australian James Faulkner will miss Sunday’s super 10 match against Pakistan. Barely hours before the already-depleted English side begin their Super 10 campaign against New Zealand in Chittagong, 29-year-old Wright joined Joe Root and Ben Stokes in being forced out of the former winners’ squad with injury. “The Event Technical Committee … has approved Craig Kieswetter as a replacement player for Luke Wright in the England men’s squad,” the International Cricket Council said in a statement. [caption id=“attachment_1445761” align=“alignleft” width=“380”] File picture of England’s Craig Kieswetter. AP[/caption] Like Wright, South Africa-born Kieswetter was part of England’s 2010 World Twenty20 winning side. Faulkner’s wait on the sidelines also got prolonged as the 23-year-old continues to recover from a knee surgery which forced him out of Australia’s test tour of South Africa. “He will miss tomorrow’s game,” Australia captain George Bailey told reporters, still optimistic that the bowling all-rounder would play a pivotal role in the tournament and beyond. “I think his record is pretty handy in Twenty20. He’s certainly played a huge role in Twenty20 and one-day teams since his debut. “He’s a really important player for us, he’s really versatile, adds another dimension to our team. We are just monitoring him. I think the way he plays, he’d become more and more important to us as the tournament progresses.” Reuters