Covid-19 restrictions have made life hard for the sportsmen since itsoutbreak. Players spend months in the bio-secure bubble which is no doubt adifficult time to face. In recent times, many players have skippedfranchise cricket due to bio-bubble fatigue and the England opening batter,Jason Roy, is one of them.
The right-handed batter who was picked by Gujarat Titans for INR 2 crore atthe IPL 2022 mega auction last month has refused to play in the upcomingIPL edition due to a bio-secure bubble and it will be the second time thatRoy has decided to not play in IPL. In 2020, Jason had not joined DelhiCapitals for his personal reason where he was signed by the franchise forhis base price of INR 1.5 crore.
Jason Roy had an impressive outing in the recently concluded Pakistan SuperLeague where he was representing Sarfaraz-led Quetta Gladiators. His teamdid not perform well as they ended the edition at the fifth spot but thehard-hitter opener scored 303 runs in just 6 matches at an average of 50.50and emerged as the leading runs scorer for his franchise.
The Board of Control for Cricket in India is yet to share the guidelinesand protocols with the franchises but it is obvious that the players willbe restricted to a bubble throughout the season. Taking part in IPL meansthat Roy would probably need to be away from his family for an extendedperiod of time.
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