Three more English cricketers pull out of IPL

Jonny Bairstow, Chris Woakes and Dawid Malan are the latest English cricketers to pull out from the Indian Premier League due to bubble fatigue.

Earlier, Josh Butler, Jofra Archer and Ben Stokes also pulled out of the cash-rich T20 tournament.

Malan will be replaced at Punjab Kings for the rest of the season by Aiden Markram.

Bairstow (Sunrisers Hyderabad), Woakes (Delhi Capitals), Malan and Buttler (Rajasthan Royals) have all been named in England’s T20 World Cup squad and might expect to be named in England’s Ashes tour party, too. As a result, they face the prospect of more than four months away from home including time in quarantine as they move from country to country. – TBP