Chris Woakes set to leave RCB owing to national commitments

In a recent development, it has been known that England speedster Chris Woakes will be leaving the Royal Challengers Bangalore camp due to his national commitments. Woakes is supposed to join up his English teammates for their upcoming two-Test series against Pakistan.

Apart from him, as many as three other English players are also set to leave the tournament earlier owing to their International commitments. The three-Test specialists are Mark Wood (CSK), Ben Stokes (RR) and Moeen Ali (RCB) as England face Pakistan in a two-match Test series, starting on May 24.

Chris Woakes’ departure will be a huge loss to the RCB franchise who are still battling qualification and has a slender chance to go through. Nevertheless, the franchise took to it’s official Twitter account to thank the 29-year-old for his services. The Tweet read, “Woakesy is departing the #RCB camp to join up with his England teammates ahead of a Test Series. We’d like to thank and congratulate him for exceptional efforts, particularly early on in VIVO IPL 2018 & wish him luck for his upcoming games @chriswoakes #PlayBold.”

You can see it below

Woakesy is departing the #RCB camp to join up with his England teammates ahead of a Test Series. We'd like to thank and congratulate him for exceptional efforts, particularly early on in VIVO IPL 2018 & wish him luck for his upcoming games ❤️ @chriswoakes #PlayBold

— Royal Challengers (@RCBTweets) May 16, 2018

ECB has a strong stance against allowing its players to participate in IPL

Over the years, the ECB has been reluctant to allow its players to take part in the Indian Premier League due to their own county season and International calendar. However, they have softened their stance in the past couple of years, but then the players have had to return to resume their international duties which only normal.

Ben Stokes, who was the most expensive buy in this year’s IPL will be missed by the Rajasthan Royals. A matchwinner on his day, his absence could be felt as the tournament heads towards the final lap. Mark Wood played a few matches for the Chennai Super Kings but had to benched due to his lack of impact.

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