Buttler had scored 254 runs in 7 innings including a century in IPL 2021 Phase 1.
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IPL 2021: In what comes as a big blow for Rajasthan Royals is news that Jos Buttler would not be available for IPL 2021 Phase 2. The English wicketkeeper-batsman confirmed the same in an interview.
“Usually the IPL does not clash with any international cricket. When it does clash, probably England will take precedence,” BBC quoted Buttler as saying.
Earlier in May, Ashley Giles confirmed that the England and Wales Cricket (ECB) will not change their schedule to accommodate the second phase of IPL 2021.
“We have a full schedule if we go from the end of the fifth Test in September. We are set to leave for Bangladesh in the next couple of days. The team has a full schedule right through, including Pakistan and wherever the T20 World Cup is,” he earlier added.
He will be back in the England team for the three-match T20I series against Sri Lanka. The series will start from June 23. The right-handed batsman also hopes to be back for the 5-match Test series against India.
Notably, Buttler had scored 254 runs in 7 innings including a century in IPL 2021 Phase 1.
IPL 2021 is going to clash with the timings when England’s limited-overs tours to Bangladesh. The tour of Pakistan begins ahead of the T20 World Cup.
The first game on resumption of IPL will be played on September 19. The final will take place on October 15. The cash-rich league was suspended in May first week after a bio-bubble breach. And after a lot of players and staff members tested positive for the virus.
England will play Bangladesh for 3-match ODI and T20Is. It is followed by two-match series in Pakistan. It is highly unlikely ECB will allow their white-ball players to participate in IPL.
Many English players play the IPL 2021. However, all of them might not. Here is the collective list of England team memners. Moeen Ali, Ben Stokes, Jofra Archer, Eoin Morgan, Jos Buttler, Liam Livingstone, Sam Curran, Tom Curran, Chris Woakes, Jason Roy, Sam Billings, Dawid Malan, Chris Jordan, Jonny Bairstow
It’s clear the board at this stage is worried and concerned about the availability of the top foreign players during the window. Most of the foreign cricketers during this window will busy fulfilling their national commitments.
Be it England, New Zealand, Afghanistan all will be playing for their country in various bilateral series.
