IPL 2022 Auction – Australian Players IPL Auction: IPL franchises have been thrown into a fix. All 10 franchises are worried & concerned over full availability of Australian Cricketers for 15th edition of IPL. Cricket Australia has announced the schedule of their tour of Pakistan. The series, Australia’s first to Pakistan in 24 years clashes with the IPL, meaning that some of the A-list stars including David Warner and Steve Smith could miss 4-5 games Follow IPL 2022 Auction updates on InsideSport.IN
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IPL 2022 Auction: Just a week before auction, franchises very concerned about Australian players with Pakistan tour given green signal
Australian Players IPL Auction: Cricket Australia have hit franchises with a major conundrum after announcing their itinerary for their full tour of Pakistan.
What is making IPL franchises worried?
- The Australians begin their tour of Pakistan on March 4.
- They will play three Tests, three ODIs and a T20I series that will finish on 5th April.
- IPL 2022 on the other hand is likely to to start on 27th March.
- The clash of dates clearly means – that top Aussie cricketers will miss minimum 3-4 games of IPL for their respective franchises.
While Cricket Australia are yet to name a squad for the series. But the all-format players including the likes of David Warner, Pat Cummins, Steve Smith and Mitch Marsh will surely feature in the line-up.
The quartet are among the 47 Australian players available in the IPL 2022 Auction set to be held on February 12-13, while Glenn Maxwell and Marcus Stoinis have already been retained by Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) and the Lucknow SuperGiants.
As per reports, the players will have to undergo a five-day quarantine before joining up with the squad which means that the Australian stars could remain isolated up to atleast April 11.
A franchise official said, “That is quite late arrival. We will have to see who are all picked for the tour.”
Australia Tour of Pakistan Schedule
- March 4-8: 1st Test, Rawalpindi
- March 12-16: 2nd Test, Karachi
- March 21-25: 3rd Test, Lahore
- March 29: 1st ODI, Rawalpindi
- March 31: 2nd ODI, Rawalpindi
- April 2: 3rd ODI, Rawalpindi
- April 5: T20I, Rawalpindi
IPL 2022 Auction: Just a week before auction, franchises very concerned about Australian players with Pakistan tour given green signal
The BCCI are yet to inform the franchises of the availability window of international stars, as the franchises look to plan for the auction set for the next weekend. Questions already remain on the availability of the England and New Zealand players, with the ECB expected to pull out some players during the later stages of the IPL.
Following theor Ashes debacle, England are expected to hold a camp for their Test regulars to prepare them for the summer starting with the Test series against New Zealand which kicks off on June 2. Bangladesh are also set to tour South Africa in March and their bilateral engagement ends on April 11, putting their availability in doubt as well.
IPL 2022 Auction: Just a week before auction, franchises very concerned about Australian players with Pakistan tour given green signal
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