Sunrisers Hyderabad will be able to reprise one of international cricket’s most successful partnerships, after recruiting Jason Roy as a replacement player ahead of the IPL.
The England opener has been brought in in place of Mitchell Marsh, the Australia allrounder, who has made himself unavailable due to personal reasons.
The move will pitch Roy, who opted out of the 2020 IPL in the UAE as he sought to focus on fitness, into the same squad as Jonny Bairstow.
The two have formed a formidable alliance at the top of the order in one-day international cricket, and were in partnership when England won the 2019 World Cup.
Whether they are reunited together opening in the orange of Hyderabad seems dependent on the fitness of the captain David Warner.
Warner is one of the most prolific overseas batsmen in IPL history, and is a sure starter when fit.
However, the Australia opener is nursing a groin injury which he has said will need careful management for some while yet.
His compatriot Marsh has also had injury problems of his own. His 2020 IPL campaign ended almost as soon as it had begun, when he hobbled off in a match in Dubai after injury an ankle while bowling.
Roy has been recruited for his base price of around $270,000.
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IPL 2021 top salary earners
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Virat Kohli (Royal Challengers Bangalore). IPL salary: 170 million rupees ($2.4m). Sportzpics for BCCI -
Chris Morris (Rajasthan Royals). IPL salary: 162.5m rupees ($2.2m). Sportzpics for BCCI -
Pat Cummins (Kolkata Knight Riders). IPL salary: 155m rupees ($2.1m). Sportzpics for BCCI -
MS Dhoni (Chennai Super Kings). IPL salary: 150m rupees ($2.06m). AFP -
Rohit Sharma (Mumbai Indians). IPL salary: 150m rupees ($2.06m). Sportzpics for BCCI -
Rishabh Pant (Delhi Capitals). IPL salary: 150m rupees ($2.06m). AFP -
Kyle Jamieson (Royal Challengers Bangalore). IPL salary: 150m rupees ($2.06m). Getty -
Glenn Maxwell (Royal Challengers Bangalore). IPL salary: 142.5m rupees ($1.96m). AFP -
Jhye Richardson (Punjab Kings). IPL salary: 140m rupees ($1.92m). Getty -
David Warner (Sunrisers Hyderabad). IPL salary: 125m rupees ($1.72m). AFP
