Rajasthan Royals opener Jos Buttler set to miss the remaining games of IPL 2024.
Buttler has departed for England to represent his national team.
Rajasthan Royals (RR) star batter Jos Buttler has left the IPL 2024 to join the England national team, sparking fresh concerns about English player availability for the playoffs.
Jos Buttler leaves IPL 2024 mid-way for national duty
This comes amidst ongoing discussions between the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) and the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) regarding English players’ participation in the crucial later stages of the IPL.
RR posted the video of Buttler leaving the camp and captioned it as, ‘We’ll miss you, Jos bhai!”
In the video, the opening batter can be heard saying, “Facetime me with the [IPL] trophy. Yeah,” hinting at the Royals’ strong title aspirations.
We’ll miss you, Jos bhai! 🥺💗 pic.twitter.com/gnnbFgA0o8
— Rajasthan Royals (@rajasthanroyals) May 13, 2024