Joe Root had withdrawn his name from the 2022 IPL auctions to focus on his red-ball commitment for England.
Former English skipper Joe Root, has expressed the desire to play in the Indian Premier League. Star English Batter considering putting his name into the IPL auction for the upcoming season, scheduled for next month.
“I would certainly debate going into the IPL draw quite seriously and hope to get exposure in that tournament. It would be great to get involved in the continuous enormity of each game and how much it means,” Root was quoted as saying to dailymail.co.uk.
It might be a good time to explore playing a little bit more of that format: Joe Root
“I have no thoughts or feelings of retirement or slowing down or playing fewer formats. If anything, I feel a little bit more freedom with my time. I always used to get rested for the T20s and I feel like I got alienated from the format because I had not played enough of it. You can feel like you are getting left behind a little bit. Now, the next couple of years, might be a good time to explore playing a little bit more of that format and see how far I can take that side of my game,” he added.
