Jos Buttler Joins List Of Withdrawn Players From IPL 2021 In UAE, Rajasthan Royals Rope In Glenn Phillips As Replacement 

Jos Buttler Joins List Of Withdrawn Players From IPL 2021 In UAE, Rajasthan Royals Rope In Glenn Phillips As Replacement 

Jos Buttler who is expecting a child has decided to withdraw from IPL 2021 with Rajasthan Royals naming Glenn Phillips as his replacement

Although Rajasthan Royals were floundering in IPL 2021, the side was envisaged to overhaul its dreary form come the league’s resumption in September. With the club returning to UAE, a venue where it had flourished in 2020, the side’s ardent supporters envisioned things to be on the uptick on batting friendly pitches.

Jos Buttler Joins Players Who Have Withdrawn From IPL 2021

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However, ahead of the league’s restart, the Royals have been dealt a massive blow. The side announced today that they would be devoid of the services of England’s Jos Buttler with the player decided to pull out of IPL Part 2 with him and his wife Louise expecting their second child soon.

Taking to Twitter to reveal that Buttler would no longer be partaking with the team, the Royals went onto write, “Jos Buttler will not be part of the remainder of #IPL2021, as he and Louise are expecting a second child soon.”

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Glenn Phillips To Fill In As Replacement For Jos Buttler

The latest development is clearly something which Rajasthan were made aware for days with the club taking no time in announcing Buttler’s replacement. New Zealand’s Glenn Phillips has been slotted in as the side’s new player this season. The Black Caps’ player has gone onto play 25 T20Is for New Zealand and is more than capable of taking over from Buttler.
However, Buttler’s absence is going to be a massive setback for the Royals with Buttler scoring 125 in a measly 64 balls in Rajasthan’s 7th match of the season. He becomes the second Englishman to skip the resumption of IPL after Jofra Archer had previously ended his sojourn owing to an injury.
Ben Stokes is a massive cause of concern as well for RR with him currently nursing an injury.

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