IPL 2022: Jason Roy takes his name away from IPL due to bubble pressure

Gujarat Titans have suffered a major setback ahead of the start of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022. England opener Jason Roy has decided to withdraw from IPL 2022 citing io-bubble fatigue. In the recently held mega auction, Gujarat Titans bought Jason Roy for a base price of ₹2 crores.

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According to the recent reports of ESPN Cricinfo, Jason Roy has informed the franchise team about his decision only last week. Gujarat Titans have not yet finalized any replacement from him in the squad. The 31-year-old Jason Roy has performed well in the seventh season of the Pakistan Super League (PSL).

This is the second time Jason Roy has been bought by a franchise team but he has decided not to take part in the tournament. In 2020, Delhi Capitals bought him for ₹1.5 crores and at that time also he did the same.

Jason Roy has taken this decision due to his long stay in the bio bubble. IPL 2022 is to be played between 10 teams. Gujarat Titans and Lucknow Super Giants are the two franchises that will be taking part in the IPL this year.

There is now a pertinent question about who will be replacing Jason Roy for the Gujarat Titans. However, they have Matthew Wade, who can also open the innings for them.

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Gujarat Titans squad for the IPL 2022:

Drafted players: Hardik Pandya (15 Cr) / Rashid Khan (15 Cr) / Shubman Gill (8 Cr).

Bought in the IPL 2022 mega auction:
Mohammed Shami (6.25 Cr) / Jason Roy (2 Cr) PULLED OUT / Lockie Ferguson (10 Cr) / Abhinav Manohar (2.6 Cr) / Rahul Tewatia (9 Cr) / Noor Ahmed (0.3) / Sai Kishore (3 Cr) Dominic Drakes (1.1 Cr) / Jayant Yadav (1.7 Cr) / Vijay Shankar (1.4 Cr) / Darshan Nalkande (0.2 Cr) / Yash Dayal (3.2 Cr) / Alzaari Joseph (2.4 Cr) / David Miller (3.0 Cr) / Wriddhiman Saha (1.9 Cr) / Matthew Wade (2.4 Cr) / Gurkeerat Singh (0.5 Cr) / Varun Aaron (0.5 Cr)