If England Players Skip The IPL 2021, It Will Be A Massive Problem For Rajasthan Royals - Aakash Chopra

Former India batsman Aakash Chopra talks about how depleted the Rajasthan Royals will become if the English players don’t turn up for the remainder of the IPL 2021. The second phase of the season is set to be conducted in the UAE in September-October.

However, the inaugural champions would find it hard to put up a solid team on the field as 4 of their 8 overseas players might not be available for the remaining matches. Jos Buttler, Ben Stokes, Jofra Archer, and Liam Livingstone may not be given permission from the ECB to partake in the UAE leg of the IPL 2021 due to international commitment and the rest they would need right before the T20 World Cup.

Jos Buttler and ECB Director Ashley Giles, in fact, have already hinted that the players will not be allowed to go in the IPL. Aakash Chopra says that there will be massive problems for the Royals, who are currently fifth on the points table if their English stars aren’t available.

“Buttler to miss the IPL. If Buttler and Jofra are not there, then it will be a massive problem for the Rajasthan Royals. There is a possibility that Ben Stokes might also not be available,” Aakash Chopra said in his YouTube video.

“He has said that it is very difficult for him to play because the English cricket board has a policy that they will keep the country first and they will have to go with what Ashley Giles is asking them to do.”

English players are very heavily paid; they don’t have much problem skipping the IPL: Aakash Chopra

Aakash Chopra points out that the ECB pays handsomely to its players from their central contracts and match fees. Hence, unlike other overseas players, England players won’t fret much about losing their IPL money if they pull out from the remainder of the season.

“The English players are very heavily paid. They do not have that much problem in skipping the IPL, unlike the other nations. Because the English players are paid quite well, the English Cricket Board is able to tighten the screws a little bit more.

“Because the financial loss does not pinch you that much, you are able to choose country over club. That’s what I feel,” the former opener further elucidated.

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