Jason Roy joins his England ODI opening partner Jonny Bairstow at Sunrisers Hyderabad, who are led by former England coach Trevor Bayliss and captained by Australia's David Warner; Sunrisers won the IPL in 2016
Wednesday 31 March 2021 15:52, UK
England opener Jason Roy has joined Indian Premier League side Sunrisers Hyderabad as a replacement for Australian all-rounder Mitchell Marsh.
Roy had looked set to miss out on the tournament after no bids were made him during the mini-auction held in February, but he now joins his ODI opening partner Jonny Bairstow at Sunrisers, who are led by former England coach Trevor Bayliss.
In a statement released by the IPL on Wednesday, Roy is said to have been acquired by Sunrisers for his base price of 20 million Indian rupees ($273,332).
Marsh made himself unavailable for the 2021 IPL season - starting Friday, April 9 - due to personal reasons.
Roy, himself, had opted out of the Delhi Capitals' 2020 campaign for personal reasons. He has played a total of eight IPL matches, scoring 179 runs, including a half-century.
Roy scored 144 runs, at a strike rate of 132.11, in England's 3-2 T20 series defeat in India earlier this month.
