Mark Wood’s career ended after knee surgery? ECB falls in connection with an update of injuries
On Thursday, March 13th, the Cricket for Crickets of England and Wales (ECB) gave up on an update of colossal injuries at Veteran Express-Exer Mark Wood.
ECB confirmed that Mark Wood has undergone a successful knee surgery and will be without action for at least four months.
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Mark Wood was injured during the ICC Champions Trophy 2025
Wood was recently seen in an action at the ICC Champions Trophy 2025, where the England National Cricsket team had a terrible campaign led by Jos Buttler.
Three lions ended up at the bottom of the table in their group and they were the only team in the ICC Trophy 2025 ICC champion, who finished her campaign without a single point. Also, the catastrophic guidance of England in a crunch with a white ball for a long time forced Jos Buttler to give up her captain.
Talking about Mark Wood, a dangerous pacer was quite expensive in his first competition against Australia while leaking 75 runs and inserting only one Wickket.
Then, in the second match against the national cricket team in Afghanistan, Express Pacer sustained a knee injury to Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore.
After the ball of several supplements, he began to feel discomfort and left the field. He later returned to the field and despite his limping, he contributed with several supplements. All in all, he bought 8 adds in the match and gave 50 running, going carelessly.
I turn off to be so long outside – Mark Wood
In the official statement issued by the Cricket for Cricket in England and Wales (ECB), it was mentioned that Wood was excluded from all criskets four months after the scanning, and the subsequent surgery confirmed the damage to the ligament on the left knee.
The ECB also revealed that Express Pacer managed a knee problem for over a year, but experienced increased rigidity and discomfort during the Conflict in Afghanistan.
In the meantime, Mark Wood said that he was excluded from the cricket for a long time and thanked his surgeon, doctors, staff, teammates in England and coaches for their support.
“I stopped to be so long after I represented England in all formats since the beginning of last year,” Wood said. “But I have every confidence that I will return to all the cylinders now that I was able to solve my knee.
“I want to thank a surgeon, doctors, staff, my teammates and coaches from England for their support – and, of course, our fans. I can’t wait to come back and contribute to what will be huge 2025 for us as a team. “
Mark Wood is not part of IPL
The Wood that has been excluded from the cricket for four months will not have an impact on the Indian Premier League (IPL) because it is not part of any franchise in the Marquee T20 League.
He registered for a mega auction, but he could not go in the narrow selection on the final list, because the Committee on Cricket of England and Wales (ECB) did not approve the night to present himself in the league.
Meanwhile, Mark Wood will now work closely to the ECB Medical Team on his rehabilitation and recovery, and will have a goal to return to the competitive cricket by the end of July 2025.
