Five Popular players who never played in the IPL
Published on: Aug 11, 2021 2:02 am IST|Updated on: Aug 11, 2021 12:18 pm IST
Joe Root
The most popular cricketer in world cricket that hasn’t played even a single IPL match has to be Joe Root. He’s the only member of the Fab 4’, a fans-created category that includes Virat Kohli, Steve Smith, and Kane Williamson in addition to himself, who has not played featured in the cash-rich league. Despite having good numbers in the T20s, the franchises have not shown any deep interest in England’s premier batsman.
In 32 T20I matches, England’s Test skipper has scored 893 runs to go with an average of 35.72 and a strike rate of 126.31. He played a vital role for England in T20 World Cup 2016 as he was the leading run-getter for Eoin Morgan-led side, notching up 273 runs at a strike rate of 146.77.
The swashbuckling batsman scored a 36-ball 54 runs in the final but couldn’t help his team clinch the title as they lost to West Indies by four wickets. Having impressive numbers in T20s, top-class batsman like Root deserves to be a part of a great tournament like IPL.
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Rishabh Pant and Co. leading the IPL 2021
The 14th edition of IPL was indefinitely postponed with 29 of the 60 scheduled games played out. The COVID-19 cases among players and support staff inside the bio-bubble in as many as four teams led to the BCCI being forced to stop the tournament with immediate effect on 4th May.
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) recently announced the complete timetable for the second phase of IPL 2021.The second phase of the cash-rich league is officially scheduled to resume on September 19 in the UAE with Mumbai Indians facing Chennai Super Kings in what will be the 30th match of the season on September 19.
As of now, Delhi Capitals are currently placed on the top of the table with six wins out of eight games and are followed by Chennai Super Kings with five wins in seven games. Royal Challengers Bangalore are on the number three spot with five wins in seven matches and defending Champions Mumbai Indians are placed fourth in the points table with four wins in their bag in seven matches.
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