Cricket Australia has granted a No-Objection Certificate to its centrally-contracted players to participate in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022 season from April 6. The likes of David Warner, Pat Cummins, and Glenn Maxwell will miss the white-ball series against Pakistan. Meanwhile, Cricket Australia will not release its contracted stars to join IPL immediately.
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Sources in Cricket Australia confirmed that the players would only be available for their franchises once the tour of Pakistan concludes
"Yes, we have granted NoCs to our players to be available for their franchises from April 6 in the IPL. The players can be available only after the Pakistan tour concludes."
a source told ANI
The Test-playing contingent and staff are due to depart for Pakistan later this week while white ball players and staff will join mid-tour for the One-Day Internationals and T20 International.
David Warner and Mitchell Marsh will be playing for Delhi Capitals while Glenn Maxwell and Josh Hazlewood will represent Royal Challengers Bangalore.
The IPL 2022 season is expected to start in the last week of March.
Australia's ODI and T20I squad for Pakistan tour:
Aaron Finch (C)
Sean Abbott
Ashton Agar
Jason Behrendorff
Alex Carey (wk)
Nathan Ellis
Cameron Green
Travis Head
Josh Inglis
Marnus Labuschagne
Mitchell Marsh
Ben McDermott (wk)
Kane Richardson
Steve Smith
Marcus Stoinis
Adam Zampa