IPL 2022 Auction: England all-rounder Sam Curran, who last played for title-winning team Chennai Super Kings (CSK), opted out of the IPL 2022 mega auction. His brother Tom Curran has also pulled out of the auction owing to injury. Curran said that he wanted to focus on rehabilitation while making a comeback in County Championship with Surrey. Follow IPL 2022 Mega Auction Live Updates on InsideSport.IN.
Sam Curran suffered a stress fracture in lower back and was ruled out of Ashes. He developed the injury during IPL 2021 and was ruled out of the T20 World Cup.
“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.
IPL 2022 Auction: Former CSK pacer Sam Curran reveals REAL reason for opting out of IPL Auction – Check details
IPL 2022 Auction: Former CSK pacer Sam Curran reveals REAL reason for opting out of IPL Auction – Check details
However, he isn’t the only English player opting out of IPL 2022 Auction. All-rounder Ben Stokes, Jofra Archer, Tom Curran, Chris Woakes besides Joe Root are all giving it a miss. While each one of them has come out with different reasons, it is believed that they are under pressure back home after the disastrous Ashes 2022 performance. England suffered a 0-4 humiliation to Australia.
While Sam Curran was not part of the tour due to injury, his performance against India in the Test series was also questioned.
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
IPL 2022 Auction: Former CSK pacer Sam Curran reveals REAL reason for opting out of IPL Auction – Check details
The IPL player registration closed on January 20 and a total of 1,214 players (896 Indian and 318 overseas) have signed up to be part of the 2022 player auction.
The two-day mega auction will see 10 teams bidding for some of the finest talents in world cricket. The players’ list incorporates 270 capped, 903 uncapped, and 41 Associate players.
The detailed list is as follows: 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).
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