New Zealand’s key players, including skipper Kane Williamson, Trent Boult, Kyle Jamieson and Lockie Ferguson, won’t be part of the white-ball tours of Pakistan and Bangladesh. All of them have IPL commitments and will turn out for their respective franchises when the T20 league begins on September 19.
Speaking on his YouTube channel, Butt said that while cricketers should ideally give preference to playing for the country over T20 leagues, that is obviously not the case. He opined:
Butt added that another reason for New Zealand players choosing the IPL instead of the Pakistan series could be because the T20 World Cup is also going to be held in the UAE. He stated:
The T20 World Cup in the UAE will kick-off immediately after the conclusion of the IPL. While the IPL 2021 final will be held on October 15, the T20 World Cup will begin on October 17.
“No one could have predicted that the IPL would be postponed” - Salman Butt
The former Pakistan captain pointed out that most top nations don’t organize series’ to allow their players to feature in the IPL. However, this time the event got postponed due to COVID and the schedule went haywire. Butt said:
Butt concluded:
Tom Latham will lead New Zealand in the absence of Williamson on the tours of Pakistan and Bangladesh.
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title: " Cricketers Leaving National Duty For Ipl Is Becoming A Trend Salman Butt Reacts To Top New Zealand Players Skipping Pakistan Tour" ShowToc: true date: “2023-01-04” author: “Charles Imig”
New Zealand’s key players, including skipper Kane Williamson, Trent Boult, Kyle Jamieson and Lockie Ferguson, won’t be part of the white-ball tours of Pakistan and Bangladesh. All of them have IPL commitments and will turn out for their respective franchises when the T20 league begins on September 19.
Speaking on his YouTube channel, Butt said that while cricketers should ideally give preference to playing for the country over T20 leagues, that is obviously not the case. He opined:
Butt added that another reason for New Zealand players choosing the IPL instead of the Pakistan series could be because the T20 World Cup is also going to be held in the UAE. He stated:
The T20 World Cup in the UAE will kick-off immediately after the conclusion of the IPL. While the IPL 2021 final will be held on October 15, the T20 World Cup will begin on October 17.
“No one could have predicted that the IPL would be postponed” - Salman Butt
The former Pakistan captain pointed out that most top nations don’t organize series’ to allow their players to feature in the IPL. However, this time the event got postponed due to COVID and the schedule went haywire. Butt said:
Butt concluded:
Tom Latham will lead New Zealand in the absence of Williamson on the tours of Pakistan and Bangladesh.
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