March 26 is set to start the highly anticipated IPL 2022 season and this year we have two new franchises as well Lucknow Super Giants and Gujarat Titans. The first match of the tournament will be played between Chennai Super Kings and Kolkata Knight Riders. The fans are eagerly waiting to witness the highly exciting matches and the performance of the Indian as well as foreign players. Having said that, it is now expected that some important foreign players would miss the upcoming tournament due to their personal as well as their International duties.
There are many international matches that are ongoing and the same will end by the end of this month and that is actually the main reason for not being able to play the foreign players in the first week of the IPL 2022.
Let’s check out the ongoing matches
* West Indies vs England – England is currently playing against West Indies and the last match of the series will be played on March 28. It is worth mentioning that the both England and West Indies players are playing crucial roles in multiple franchises of IPL 2022.
* Pakistan vs Australia – Australia is taking on Pakistan under the series is actually sponsored by Tiktok which is a very popular entertainment app and that test match series will end on March 25 followed by three ODIs and one T20I. The tournament will finish on April 5.
* South Africa vs Bangladesh – South Africa will play three ODIs and two Tests against Bangladesh. The tournament will be ending on April 12.
Players who may miss the first week of IPL 2022
Dwaine Pretorius, Jofra Archer, Pat Cummins, Aaron Finch, Rassie van der Dussen, Marco Jansen, Sean Abbott, Aiden Markram, David Warner, Mitchell Marsh, Anrich Nortje (injury), Mustafizur Rahman, Lungi Ngidi, Jason Behrendorff, Glenn Maxwell, Josh Hazlewood, Jonny Bairstow, Kagiso Rabada, Nathan Ellis, Marcus Stoinis, Jason Holder, Kyle Mayers, Mark Wood, Quinton de Kock, David Miller, Alzarri Joseph.
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