Rajasthan Royals revealed that the ace English cricketer Joe Root is not going to be taking part in within the Indian Premier League 2024 season on Saturday, November 25. Root joins his nationwide teammate Ben Stokes who additionally determined to withdraw his name from the IPL 2024 on Thursday.
The 32-year-old batter was signed by Rajasthan Royals for INR 1 crore throughout the IPL 2023 auction. The former English captain made solely three appearances for the Royals final season and scored 10 runs in a single innings. Root’s choice comes as no shock as he’s anticipated to focus extra on red-ball cricket in 2024.
“During our retention conversations, Joe informed us of his decision to not take part in IPL 2024,” Kumar Sangakkara, the team’s Director of Cricket said. “Even in a short span of time, Joe was able to create such a positive impact on the franchise and the players around him. His energy around the group and the experience he brought to the Royals will be missed. We respect his decision totally and wish him success in everything he does.”
“Joe Root’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. His camaraderie with his England teammate Jos Buttler and his bonding with Yuzvendra Chahal was also one of the memorable highlights of the former England Test skipper’s stint with the Royals,” RR’s assertion stated.
Earlier on Wednesday, Rajasthan Royals misplaced batter Devdutt Padikkal to Lucknow Super Giants and signed pacer Avesh Khan in commerce. The Royals can be in search of batting reinforcements throughout the subsequent month’s participant auction in Dubai scheduled to happen on December 19.
Rajasthan Royals narrowly missed out on a top-four end final season with seven wins in 14 video games. Sanju Samson-led facet was spectacular within the early levels however struggled to defend the lead regardless of having a powerful squad. Root additionally struggled to discover a common place within the staff with Jos Buttler, Shimron Hetmyer, Trent Boult, Jason Holder and Adam Zampa competing for 4 abroad slots.
