StriKe Posted April 9, 2015 Posted April 9, 2015 Australia and Mumbai Indians seamer Josh Hazlewood has pulled out of the IPL to keep himself fit and fresh for the West Indies tour and Ashes defence later this season. Keeping in mind the lengthy IPL schedule, which clashes with the Australian players' resting time, and a tight international schedule ahead, Cricket Australia has opted to place him in cotton wool. "Josh's workload has changed significantly since he first began attending the IPL," Pat Howard, general manager of Team Performance, said. "The IPL is the players' leave period and in Josh's case it was deemed that not playing was the best use of that time in the lead up to a busy winter. "This was agreed to with the IPL following discussions at the end of the Test series." Australia begin their West Indies tour with a tour game in Antigua, starting May 27, three days after the IPL final. The teams face off in a two-Test series, which will be followed by the Ashes, beginning with the first Test in Cardiff on July 8. Hazlewood, who claimed figures of 5 for 68 on Test debut against India in Brisbane, had been a vital cog for Australia this summer. He finished the Test series with 12 wickets in three matches at an average of 29.33 and backed it up with some impressive performances in the World Cup, most notably his 4 for 35 against Pakistan in the quarter-final in Adelaide, after replacing Pat Cummins. He capped off the World Cup with seven wickets in five matches at a thrifty economy rate of 4.10. Hazlewood, who was not with Mumbai Indians during the IPL opener against Kolkata Knight Riders, was retained by the side, and was expected to bring his excellent form to the tournament. He becomes the second Australian after Kane Richardson to opt out of the tournament but Mumbai have well-stacked pace bowling options in Corey Anderson, Marchant de Lange, Jasprit Bumrah, Mitchell McClenaghan, Abhimanyu Mithun and Vinay Kumar. http://www.espncricinfo.com/indian-premier-league-2015/content/story/859437.html
adi B Posted April 9, 2015 Posted April 9, 2015 Thats why owners dont/shouldn't pick such players who give priority to test cricket and might ditch you at a crucial juncture.mi now don't have any good backup bowler lol
velu Posted April 9, 2015 Posted April 9, 2015 Thats why owners dont/shouldn't pick such players who give priority to test cricket and might ditch you at a crucial juncture.mi now don't have any good backup bowler lol it is better if IPL teams add a clause related to players pulling out midway not as per the plan
BlueBee Posted April 9, 2015 Posted April 9, 2015 Shouldn't pay him for free. Why in hell should we pay someone for doing nothing. :hitler:
Zelig Posted April 9, 2015 Posted April 9, 2015 Maybe the mafia peeps are planning to bring in a better bowler? Who else is available? :hmmm:
beetle Posted April 9, 2015 Posted April 9, 2015 How much was he auctioned for? Maybe it wasn't worth the $$$$$
FischerTal Posted April 9, 2015 Posted April 9, 2015 Maybe the mafia peeps are planning to bring in a better bowler? Who else is available? :hmmm: Basant mohanty :yay::yay::yay:
Debutant Posted April 9, 2015 Posted April 9, 2015 Could not tolerate the stigma of being associated with mafias I guess.
StriKe Posted April 9, 2015 Author Posted April 9, 2015 Maybe the mafia peeps are planning to bring in a better bowler? Who else is available? :hmmm: Or Batsmen ? :secret: Players unsold Hashim Amla Kumar Sangakkara Mahela Jayawardene Brad Hodge Ross Taylor Alex Hales Cameron White Michael Carberry Brendan Taylor Marlon Samuels Tillakaratne Dilshan Wayne Parnell Ben Hilfenhaus Darren Bravo Lahiru Thirimanne Abhinav Mukund David Hussey Ravi Rampaul Doug Bollinger Ben Laughlin Doug Bracewell Grant Elliott Lonwabo Tsotsobe Suranga Lakmal Shaun Tait Dirk Nannes Nuwan Kulasekara Peter Siddle Krishmar Santokie Elton Chigumbura Kevon Cooper Kevin O'Brien
Malcolm Merlyn Posted April 9, 2015 Posted April 9, 2015 What about MJ or Cummins or Watson?They are not worth it?
Ironhide Posted April 9, 2015 Posted April 9, 2015 What about MJ or Cummins or Watson?They are not worth it? Leaving 100k contract is much easier when compared to 500k or a Million Dollars my friend, its all about Total profit or loss in the end.
rajmarie Posted April 9, 2015 Posted April 9, 2015 How much was he auctioned for? Maybe it wasn't worth the $$$$$ Exactly my thinking. Maybe the $$$ was minimum...& now that he got some fame...he want to enhance it & comeback to IPL with more pay. Then when he see the bigger $$$$$$ his body will heal automatically while he dream of what to do with it
rajmarie Posted April 9, 2015 Posted April 9, 2015 What about MJ or Cummins or Watson?They are not worth it? Leaving 100k contract is much easier when compared to 500k or a Million Dollars my friend' date=' its all about Total profit or loss in the end.[/quote'] Exactly. The players that earn good will find their rest automatically...the others will use the excuse of "rest" in the hope that next year they fetch much higher.
MK55 Posted April 9, 2015 Posted April 9, 2015 Good that he has opted out. Marchant De Lange is a much better back up in this format. Hopefully he gets some games. Hazlewood in T20s :haha:
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