Josh Hazlewood played three matches in last year’s IPL for Chennai Super Kings.© Twitter
Chennai Super Kings (CSK) fast bowler Josh Hazlewood has ruled out of the upcoming Indian Premier League (IPL). Hazelwood was today flown to India along with Australia’s IPL players, but the fast bowler has decided to miss this year’s IPL to spend some time with his family. “It has been a long 10 months in bubbles and quarantine at different times, so I decided to take a break from cricket and spend some time at home and in Australia for the next two months. We’ve got a big winter ahead as well.” West Indies is going to undertake a long tour, with the Bangladesh T20 tour possibly ending, ”Cricket.com quoted Hazlewood as saying.
“Then potentially the T20 World Cup is entering the Ashes, so it’s a big 12 months, because it’s always with Australia, and I find myself mentally and physically best prepared for it I want to give it a chance. I made that decision. ” He said that it sits very well with me.
On Wednesday, Sunrisers Hyderabad all-rounder Mitchell Marsh also pulled out this year’s IPL and a franchise named Jason Roy.
Earlier, Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) batsman Joshua Philip was also selected to miss this year’s IPL citing personal reasons.
Hazelwood played just three games for CSK in the IPL 2020 and this year he competed with Moeen Ali, Sam Curren, Lungi Ngidi and Dwayne Bravo for a spot in the playing XI.
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IPL 2021 began on 9 April with Mumbai Indians and Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) cutting the horns of the tournament openers. CSK will play their first match against Rishabh Pant-led Delhi Capital on April 10 at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai.
Dhoni has won the IPL title to CSK three times (2010, 2011 and 2018). The franchise finished seventh last season and it was the first time it failed to qualify for the playoffs.
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