Indian Premier League franchise Sunrisers Hyderabad has signed up England batsman Jason Roy as replacement for Mitchell Marsh for the IPL 2021, which is about to start from April 9.
Meanwhile, Jason Roy made his IPL debut in 2017 enjoying for Gujarat Lions & later featured for Delhi Daredevils (now Delhi Capitals) within the 2018 IPL version. He has performed a complete of 8 matches and scored 179 runs with one half-century to his title.
SRH have acquired Roy at his base worth of INR 2 Crore, the league mentioned in a media advisory.
Also, SRH took to Twitter to announce the event. The franchise wrote: “Due to personal reasons, Mitchell Marsh will be opting out of #IPL2021. We would like to welcome @JasonRoy20 to the #SRHFamily.”
Due to non-public causes, Mitchell Marsh will probably be opting out of #IPL2021.
We want to welcome @JasonRoy20 to the #SRHFamily! #OrangeOrNothing #OrangeArmy pic.twitter.com/grTMkVUns4
— SunRisers Hyderabad (@SunRisers) March 31, 2021
It is value mentioning that final yr, Mitchell Marsh was not capable of play all the IPL for SRH as he was dominated out after struggling an ankle damage within the match towards Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB). SRH had then named Jason Holder as the replacement for Marsh throughout IPL 2020 within the UAE.
In the final season of IPL, David Warner-led SRH had managed to qualify for the playoffs however the facet had suffered a loss towards Delhi Capitals in Qualifier 2. Even after accidents to Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Mitchell Marsh, SRH managed to punch above its weight to achieve the playoff stage.
