IPL 2023 is going to start from March when two new teams are participating for the first time, but suddenly Jason Roy takes their name back from this marquee tournament.
Lucknow and Gujarat are two new teams that are part of this league, and Roy is part of Gujarat Titans they buy them in this mega auction.
This is the second time Jason take their name out after becoming part of a franchise, In 2020 he is part of the Delhi Capitals.
For the second time, Jason Roy left any franchisee
In this marquee tournament, he is part of Delhi Daredevils, Gujarat Lions, and Sunrisers Hyderabad. In the 2023 auction, he remains unsold.
But he was included in Hyderabad as a substitute for Australian all-rounder Mitchell Marsh.
This is the second in IPL history when Roy is not going to play in IPL after getting the franchise in the auction.
He was bought by Delhi Capitals in 2020 for Rs 1.5 crore, but he withdrew due to personal reasons. Gujarat Titans is the fourth franchise for which Roy would play in the IPL.
In the auction, Gujarat Titans got Jason Roy for a base price of Rs 2 crore.
According to Cricinfo, this batsman had informed the franchise about taking their name back from the tournament last week.
Cricket stats of Jason Roy
Roy scored 329 runs in 13 IPL matches. In which 2 half-centuries are included. which he makes for Delhi and Hyderabad.
Roy had recently performed brilliantly in the Pakistan Super League in Bio Bubble.
In Quetta Gladiators, he remains the highest run-scorer finishing 5th in the 6-team league.
He makes 303 runs in 6 matches at an average of 50.50. Including 2 fifties and a century.
In ODI he totals play 98 matches and make 3658 at an average of 40.2.
Short form of cricket they total play 58 matches and makes 1446 runs at an average of 24.93.