Xtra Time Web Desk: Chennai Super Kings were dealt a huge blow as their premier Aussie fast bowler Josh Hazzlewood has opted out of the IPL 2021 season citing personal reasons. With just 8 days to go for the start of Indian Premier League season 14, it will definitely be a concern for the CSK franchise.
According to Hazzlewood, the reason for him opting out of IPL 2021 is his inability to cope with another bio bubble life. In an interview to cricket.com.au, Hazzlewood said, “It’s been a long 10 months in bubbles and quarantine at different times, so I decided to have a rest from cricket and spend some time at home and in Australia in the next two months,”
“We’ve got a big winter ahead too. The West Indies is going to be a long tour, with Bangladesh (T20 tour) potentially thrown on the end of that. Then potentially the T20 World Cup leading into the Ashes, so it’s a big 12 months, as it always is with Australia, and I want to give myself the best chance to be mentally and physically ready for that. That’s the decision I’ve made, and it sits pretty well with me,” he added.
Hazlewood was expected to travel to India on April 1 to join the Chennai Super Kings squad in Mumbai.