Warner, Rabada, Cummins among prominent players likely to miss first chunk of IPL 2022

By Chris On Feb 9, 2022

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With Australia on tour in Pakistan and South Africa playing Bangladesh, their players will be available only after April 5-6

Several prominent players from Australia and South Africa could potentially miss a major chunk of the first half of IPL 2022, ranging between 10 days to more than two weeks. While the likes of Pat Cummins, David Warner and Steven Smith will be on tour in Pakistan until April 5, the South African fast bowling trio of Kagiso Rabada, Anrich Nortje and Marco Jansen will be busy with an away series against Bangladesh which ends on April 11.

The Test leg of Australia’s tour of Pakistan, featuring three matches, is scheduled to end on March 25. Australia will then play a three-match ODI series in Rawalpindi, which will also host the only T20I on April 5. In an email to the franchises on Wednesday, the IPL said Cricket Australia had permitted players who were part of both the Test and white-ball leg in Pakistan, to travel from April 6. CA had also told IPL that all Australian players – contracted or not – whose state teams feature in the Sheffield Shield final starting from March 31 would be free to travel only from April 5.

As for the South Africans, Cricket South Africa has told the IPL that its players will be on tour in Bangladesh. While CSA is yet to name its squads, the Bangladesh tour will begin with a three-match ODI series between March 18 and 23, followed by a two-Test series between March 30 and April 11.

The limited availability of the several key players is bound to impact the 10 teams who are busy preparing for the two-day IPL auction this weekend on February 12 and 13. Cummins, Warner and Rabada feature in 10-player marquee list, which will be the first set of players in the auction.

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