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Jason Roy pulls out of IPL

AFP
Wednesday, Mar 02, 2022

LONDON: England opener Jason Roy announced on Tuesday he has withdrawn from this season´s Indian Premier League, in which he was due to play for new franchise Gujarat Titans.

The 10-team Twenty20 competition is scheduled to run from March 26 to May 29.

Roy, who had a second child in early January and played in the Pakistan Super League last month, said he needed a break.

"It´s with a heavy heart I have decided to pull out of this year´s tournament," the 31-year-old wrote on his social media accounts.