Former England batsman Mark Butcher stated England will probably be hoping David Warner injures himself, for that’s the one approach their opener Jason Roy can get some video games within the IPL 2021. Roy was just lately picked up by Sunrisers Hyderabad as a alternative for Mitchell Marsh, who pulled uot resulting from private causes.
Sunrisers have already got Jonny Bairstow and Kane Williamson to select from, with Warner and Rashid Khan assured starters within the XI. With solely 4 overseas slots obtainable and the likes of Mohammad Nabi and Jason Holder additionally in competition, it’s tough for Roy to get a glance in.
“Warner will play. Kane Williamson sits out often for Sunrisers Hyderabad and if he’s not getting a gig, and he’s not going to open the batting anyway. He’ll bat 3 or 4 then it’s hard to see where he fits in there, Jason,” Butcher stated on Wisden’s Weekly Cricket Podcast.
“From an England point of view, they’d be hoping that David Warner injures himself and then you have the Roy and Bairstow show at the top of the order. Fingers crossed that Jason plays otherwise it would be another wasted summer for him.”
Despite being an attacking opener, Roy has performed solely 8 IPL matches, with the final of them coming in 2018 for the Delhi Capitals (Daredevils).
“He’s done that so often in the IPL. When he was at Gujarat Lions… wasn’t going to play. When he did play, they batted him at 6. So yeah, he’s had it before. And Jason is not good at not playing,” Butcher stated.
“He’s had various injury problems over the last 2-3 years and it’s kept him out of playing regular cricket. He’s also had a situation where he hardly featured in an IPL for two IPLs and was so slow getting started when he got back in the UK. That hurts him, not playing.”
