Joe Root foregoes the opportunity to play in the IPL in order to rebuild England’s Test team.

Joe Root foregoes the opportunity to play in the IPL in order to rebuild England’s Test team.

The two English players who have been retained. By their franchises ahead of the blockbuster auction are Moeen Ali and Jos Buttler.

Joe Root has turned down the chance to play in the Indian Premier League, despite all of the rumours. Fans will have to wait at least another year to watch the batting legend participate in the T20 tournament. He had previously hinted at playing in the IPL.

The 31-year-old, however, denied entering the forthcoming IPL 2022 super auction in a press conference after losing the fifth Ashes Test match in Hobart. He went on to declare that he will forego this opportunity because England’s Test team requires his full concentration right now.

He aspired to perform more for his country in the longest format of the game, after his side lost the Ashes 2021-22 by 4-0. Furthermore, some cricket analysts and pundits have pointed to the IPL as one of the reasons for England’s red-ball woes. Michael Atherton has discussed how the Indian T20 league. Acts as a roadblock for English cricketers who want to play international cricket.

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Joe Root to play in IPL: I am extremely passionate about Test cricket in our country

“We have a lot to do for this team, and it merits all of my attention.” “I’ll continue to make as many sacrifices as I can because I care so much about Test cricket in our country and getting us to where we want to be,” Joe Root stated. Aside from that, the Yorkshire batsman is yet to appear in the world’s most prestigious T20 league.

He had thrown his name in the hat for the huge auction in 2018, but he had not been sold. Root hasn’t participated in an IPL auction since. Nonetheless, given his talent, he can always play in the IPL anytime he wants.

Mark Wood, on the other hand, has been rumored to be interested in returning to the IPL. In the 11th season of the league, he last played for the Chennai Super Kings. Nonetheless, the IPL 2022 big auction is planned to take place on February 12 and 13, and the league is set to welcome two new franchises, Lucknow and Ahmedabad, to the fold.

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