The IPL is a tournament in which every domestic and international cricketer wants to play. Even after 13 successful seasons, there is a lot of enthusiasm in the audience for this tournament.
Apart from India, many players from abroad registered their name for the IPL 2020 auction. Even players from USA & Netherlands expressed their desire to play in this tournament. A total of 971 players registered for this next's auction. These included 258 foreign players.
Apart from all this, One thing will surely disappoint the viewers as some important and big international big players will not play in the IPL.
1. Mitchell Starc:
This Australian star fast bowler is in very good form. Starc again showed how ruthless he his during the Test series against Pakistan. But, he will not play in the IPL this time, he has withdrawn himself from the auction.
There is also the T20 World Cup after the IPL and he took this step to protect himself from injury.
2. Shakib al Hasan:
The previous season of IPL was not so great for this player. He did not get to play more matches. But, from the time of this ICC One-Day World Cup, he was in very good form.
However, he has been banned for two years for not giving information to ICC about contact with bookies. This simply means that Shakib will not be seen playing in the IPL.
3. Yuvraj Singh:
This Veteran Indian batsman was bought by Mumbai Indians last season. However, he played only four matches and scored 98 runs. This year, Yuvraj announced his retirement from international cricket.
Apart from this, he also announced that he will not play in the IPL. However, he was seen playing in Canada's Global T20 League and UAE's T10 league. Yuvraj Singh's fans will definitely miss him in the IPL.
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