Anrich Nortje Doubtful For IPL

Anrich Nortje’s availability in the 2022 season of the Indian Premier League (IPL) is in jeopardy, in what could be described as a big setback for the Delhi Capitals (DC) since the speedy has really not bowled often since November last year despite the injury difficulties. Here is why Anrich Nortje is Doubtful For IPL 2022.

Considering Nortje becoming an important element in South Africa’s senior team through all formats of the game, it is still to be seen if the CSA’s healthcare staff will give him the approval to compete in the IPL, considering that the T20 World Cup 2022 is actually occurring eventually this year in Australia.

Franchises will be hurting if they aren’t available for three weeks: BCCI Official

Furthermore, numerous more South African superstars are likely to miss the first 3 weeks of the IPL because of their home series versus Bangladesh, which features 3 ODIs and 2 Tests and concludes on April 12. Whereas Quinton De Kock, who has quit from Tests, will indeed be playable from the commencement, it is unclear if Kagiso Rabada, Aiden Markram, Marco Jansen, Rassie van der Dussen, and Lungi Ngidi would be hopeful to include before the Bangladesh series concludes.

As a result, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) is intended to have a meeting with CSA chief Graeme Smith to check about the status of South African players to be involved in the Indian T20 League. “The BCCI will be approaching Graeme Smith and check out if some of the top players are available at least a bit earlier. We are hopeful of a solution as we share a great rapport with CSA,” a senior BCCI official said.

“Some of the franchises will be hurting if they aren’t available for three weeks,” added the official. Meanwhile, it must be noted that CSA has allowed its players to pick between national duty and IPL. On being asked about the same, South Africa’s Test skipper Dean Elgar said the loyalty of Proteas players stands a test”.

“The players need to give Cricket South Africa an indication of if they are keen to go to IPL or if they are keen to play for Test side. It’s a bit of a tough one putting that in the players’ box but this I guess, this is where you see where players’ loyalty lies,” Elgar concluded.