Rehan Ahmed withdrawing from T20 league
The teams are geared up for the one-day event as the IPL 2023 mini-auction preparations are well underway. On December 23, the mini-auction will be held in Kochi. The players hoping to receive a bid in the mini-auction have been listed as the players who will be up for grabs and were released a week ago.
More than 990 players’ names were on the original list. Only 87 players from the 405 who were left on the list would be acquired during the auction. As a result of a player from England reportedly withdrawing from the IPL 2023 mini-auction, the list is now down to 404 players.
Rehan Ahmed withdrew from the IPL 2023 mini-auction, according to PA News Agency, in order to concentrate on red-ball cricket.
Ahmed cost a starting 40 lakhs rupees (US$ 48,265). It should be mentioned that IPL matches take place at the same time as county cricket matches organized by the England Cricket Board. The child has chosen to play county cricket.
Ahmed made his Test debut in the third Test against Pakistan, making him the youngest man to represent the Three Lions in the longest format of cricket.
Ahmed has the support of Brendon McCullum, the head coach of England’s red-ball side, to play in the IPL. It would be fantastic. If he did, it would be fantastic. I’ve participated in the IPL a few times, so I know that sometimes it goes well for guys and other times it doesn’t. When not? In a BBC Test match special, McCullum said.
“Why not take the chance to play elsewhere, do so for new coaches and captains, interact with various players, and get those experiences? Where else in the world of cricket can an 18-year-old kid have the opportunity to play? We should promote it, in my opinion.
In addition to Rehan, Sam Billings and Alex Hales will not participate in the auction. In IPL 2022, both were members of the Kolkata Knight Riders. Hales also dropped out of the IPL 2022.
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