England all-rounder Sam Curran has revealed the reason why he would miss the IPL mega auction to be held on February 12 and 13. Curran stated that he is still working on his rehabilitation and he is expecting to get fit at the start of English summer.
“It was agreed that sadly I should not enter the IPL auction this year and to focus on my rehabilitation. I’m back in the nets and feeling great so hope to be back soon, Wishing everyone all the best for the tournament. I look forward to starting the season with @surreycricket” Sam Curran tweeted on Saturday
It was agreed that sadly I should not enter the IPL auction this year and to focus on my rehabilitation. I’m back in the nets and feeling great so hope to be back soon, Wishing everyone all the best for the tournament. I look forward to starting the season with @surreycricket
— Sam Curran (@CurranSM) January 22, 2022
Sam Curran previously represented Kings XI Punjab and Chennai Super Kings in IPL. He was also part of the Chennai Super Kings’s title-winning campaign in 2021.
In his 32-match IPL career, he scored 337 runs with a strike rate of 149.78 which included 2 fifties and also picked 32 wickets with an economy of 9.21.
Sam Curran represented Chennai Super Kings and Kings XI Punjab previously
Curran hasn’t played any game since IPL 2022 as he was ruled out of the Ashes due to a back injury. England is currently playing a 5-match T20I series in West Indies.
The Mega auction will be held in Bengaluru as 1214 players have registered for it. The list consists of 270 capped, 903 uncapped, and 41 Associate players.
According to a press release by IPL, the detailed list is- Capped Indian (61 players), Capped International (209 players), Associate (41 players), Uncapped Indians who were a part of previous IPL seasons (143 players), Uncapped International who were a part of previous IPL seasons (6 players), Uncapped Indians (692 players), and Uncapped Internationals (62 players).
Another all-rounder whose absence in the auction list made big news, was Ben Stokes, who will also skip IPL 2022 to stay fresh for the summer as England has a packed schedule in the upcoming summer. After a poor show in the Ashes, England players were heavily criticized by former England players to participate in the cash-rich league. However, England white-ball captain Eoin Morgan is quite supportive of England players participating in the league.
Jos Buttler and Moeen Ali have already been retained by their respective franchise.
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