IPL 2021: England’s Jonny Bairstow, Dawid Malan, Chris Woakes pull out of tournament

Sunrisers H’bad’s Jonny Bairstow

Sunrisers Hyderabad opener Jonny Bairstow, Punjab Kings batsman Dawid Malan and Delhi Capitals' all-rounder Chris Woakes have pulled out of the upcoming IPL due to personal reasons. The England and India players were supposed to fly into UAE from Manchester together in a bubble to bubble transfer, but COVID-19 cases in the visitors' camp forced IPL teams to make their own arrangements.

All players arriving in Dubai now have to do a six-day quarantine and that could be the reason behind Bairstow and Malan pulling out. A BCCI official told that Bairstow and Malan won't be part of the IPL resuming on September 19. The Guardian reported on Woakes's unavailability. "They won't be boarding the flight to UAE. One of the reasons for their pull out is the six-day quarantine which they didn't need to do earlier," said the official.

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