Joe Root withdraws from the 2024 Indian Premier League
Prior to retention, the Rajasthan Royals announced on Saturday, November 25, that England batter Joe Root has withdrawn from the 2024 Indian Premier League. Since Ben Stokes withdrew from the competition, Root has emerged as the second well-known English cricket player..
The director of cricket for the Rajasthan Royals, Kumar Sangakkara, said in a statement, “Joe informed us of his decision to not participate in IPL 2024 during our retention conversations.” Joe had such a positive influence on the team and the players surrounding him, even in a brief amount of time. It will be saddened by his absence, both in terms of his experience and his enthusiasm for the team. We fully respect his choice and hope that he finds success in everything that he pursues.
With a base price of INR 1 crore, Root was selected by the Royals as their last foreign player in the auction prior to the 2023 season. In a vain attempt to bring his T20 career back to life, Root was only able to play three matches and bat in one of them with the Royals.
“The 32-year-old’s addition to the Royals squad brought in plenty of depth and experience, which served as a learning experience for a lot of youngsters in the side like Dhruv Jurel, Riyan Parag, Yashasvi Jaiswal in the team,” the Royals said in a statement.
Quick bowler Avesh Khan was acquired by the Royals in exchange for Devdutt Padikkal, who chose to play for the Lucknow Super Giants, in advance of the IPL auction.
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