Jason Roy England’s batter has pulled out of IPL 2022

Jason Roy England batter has pulled out of IPL 2022 citing the COVID-19 bubble as a barrier to remaining in the league for a longer duration.

In the IPL 2022 auction, Gujarat Titans, one of the two new IPL clubs for the upcoming season, paid INR 2 crore for Jason Roy’s base price. Roy notified the franchise of his choice last week, according to a report in ‘ESPNcricinfo’. The Titans have yet to decide on a successor.

At the super auction of the Indian Premier League 2022. The 31-year-old South African-born English cricketer was signed by Gujarat Titans for his base price of Rs 2 crore. Apart from youthful Shubman Gill, Jason Roy was the only specialized opener recruited by the Gujarat franchise.

In January, Jason Roy was blessed with his second child.

For the second time, the English player has withdrawn from the IPL. He had already resigned from the 2020 edition owing to personal reasons after being acquired for Rs 1.5 crore by the Delhi Capitals. The 15th season of the IPL will begin on March 26 and will run until the last week of May.

Jason Roy has 329 runs at a strike rate of 129.01 and an average of 29.90 in 13 IPL matches. Gujarat Lions (2017), Delhi Daredevils (now Capitals) in 2018, and Sunrisers Hyderabad last season was his previous teams. Although the England player went unsold in the IPL 2021 auction. He was named as SRH’s substitute for Australian all-rounder Mitchell Marsh, who was unavailable for personal reasons.

Jason Roy in PSL 2022

Roy had a couple of good innings before moving on to the Pakistan Super League, where he played for the Quetta Gladiators this year. The PSL was also held in a bio-secure environment. 

Jason Roy had a strong showing in the Pakistan Super League (PSL). Despite appearing in only six games for the team, With 303 runs at an average of 50.50 and a strike rate of 170.22, he was their leading run-scorer.