5 Cricketers who pulled out of IPL after auction

As the Indian Premier League (IPL) has grown, it has become a permanent fixture in the cricket calendar. Seven weeks spanning across March, April and May are filled with some high quality, high octane cricket. The IPL has become a festival in India and it’s a huge part of the Indian cricketing circle.

Best players from around the globe take part in it as well and rub shoulders with and against the best. They are picked through the auctions along with the other Indian stars. However, there have been instances where players have had to pull out due to various reasons both before and after the auction.

If it was before, teams can plan accordingly but a player pulling out after the auction can have an adverse impact on the side. Thus, here are five players who have pulled out of the IPL after the auction.

1. Josh Hazlewood (2015)

A lot of people may not know this but this isn’t the first time Josh Hazlewood has been picked in the IPL auction. Chennai Super Kings (CSK) have availed the services of the tall pacer at his base price of INR 2 crore. But it was back in 2014 that he was first picked in the IPL auctions.

Hazlewood made his ODI debut back in 2010 and T20I debut in 2013 but there was hardly anybody that noticed him. Mumbai Indians (MI) bought him for his base price of INR 50 lakhs in the 2014 auctions. He didn’t play a single game yet, he was retained for the 2015 season.

However, the New South Wales quick pulled out of the 2015 season due to the increasing workload. 2014-15 was his first full season with the Australian team where he featured in both red and white-ball cricket. Moreover, Hazlewood had a dream debut against India as he picked up a fifer. He also went on to be a part of the World Cup-winning Australian side later that summer. Thus, he skipped the 2015 IPL in order to remain fit and fresh.