IPL Auction 2021: England, New Zealand Cricketers Could Miss Last Two Weeks of IPL 2021

While 13 players from the respective countries have been retained by the eight franchises, 41 players from England and New Zealand would be up for auction on February 18.

Last year, IPL 2020 happened under extreme circumstances as the world was reeling under the pandemic. This year things could become better, but problems still seems to be staring at the face of the cash-rich Indian Premier League. First, the South African players who are playing against Pakistan could miss the first two weeks as they will be on national duty and with the quarantine rules in place that one has to follow.

With the IPL 14 scheduled to end in the first week of June, the stars from England and New Zealand could also miss the last two weeks of the tournament as they will be playing each other ahead of the World Test Championship final in July.

While 13 players from the respective countries have been retained by the eight franchises, 41 players from England and New Zealand would be up for auction on February 18. This would mean that franchises could be hesitant in roping in the stars from these countries and that would hurt players.

IPL 2021 Mini-Auction: 21 England cricketers in the fray

Alex Hales, Jason Roy, Moeen Ali, Dawid Malan, Sam Billings, Mark Wood, Adil Rashid, Tom Curran, Liam Livingstone, David Willey, Ben Duckett, Liam Plunkett, Nayan Doshi, Lewis Gregory, Reece Topley, George Garton, Ravi Bopara.

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