IPL 2023 Auction: “Hope I Can Get Back There” – Australia Captain Pat Cummins Opts Out Of 16th Edition Of IPL

On Tuesday, November 15, the Australia National Cricket Team Test and ODI captain Pat Cummins took to Twitter to announce that he has decided to pull out of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023.

Cummins has become the second Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) player to pull out of the 16th edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) after England National Cricket Team wicketkeeper-batter Sam Billings, who has decided to skip the tournament “to focus on longer format cricket.”

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The two-time IPL champions bought the Australian Test captain for INR 7.25 crore and the English wicketkeeper-batter for INR 2 crore at the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022 mega auction.

Cummins, who played the last three IPL seasons for Kolkata Knight Riders, picked up 7 wickets and scored 63 runs in 5 IPL 2022 games, before getting ruled out of the competition due to a hip injury.

Will take some rest ahead of an Ashes series and World Cup – Pat Cummins

Pat Cummins took to Twitter to state that he has decided to skip the next edition of the IPL due to a packed international calendar. He also thanked Kolkata Knight Riders for understanding his decision and was hopeful of returning to the IPL as soon as possible.

“I’ve made the difficult decision to miss next years IPL. The international schedule is packed with Tests and ODI’s for the next 12 months, so will take some rest ahead of an Ashes series and World Cup,” Australia National Cricket Team Test and ODI captain tweeted.

“Thanks so much to @KKRiders for their understanding. Such a terrific team of players and staff and I hope I can get back there ASAP,” he further stated.

Thanks so much to @KKRiders for their understanding. Such a terrific team of players and staff and I hope I can get back there ASAP ??

— Pat Cummins (@patcummins30) November 14, 2022

Meanwhile, all 10 IPL teams have until 5 pm IST on Tuesday to submit the list of retained or transferred or released players. The Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023 player auction, which will be a mini-auction, will be held on December 23 in Kochi.

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