IPL 2020 will begin this Saturday (19th September). Due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) will host the entire IPL 2020 till 10th November 2020. All the franchises are getting ready to start a new season.
Before the beginning of IPL 2020, a total of seven players have been removed from their respective squads due to various reasons. The franchises have already named the replacement of all the five unavailable overseas cricketers, while they haven’t announced the replacement names of the remaining two unavailable Indian cricketers yet.
Here we are talking about the replacements of the IPL 2020
Chris Woakes – Anrich Nortje
In the early-March, the 31-year-old England all-rounder Chris Woakes opted out from the IPL 2020 as then the tournament was scheduled to run between 29th March and 24th May, which was later postponed amid coronavirus outbreak. Woakes, who would serve for Delhi Capitals (DC) in the IPL 13, decided to not participate in this IPL season due to focus on his England career. Later, he also revealed that he was expecting the birth of his child this September which also forced him to opt himself out from this tournament.
The 26-year-old South African right-arm fast bowler Anrich Nortje has replaced Woakes in the Delhi Capitals squad for the IPL 2020. While he has played 16 international matches for South Africa, it will be his first IPL experience.