It will be a big blow for DC.
In a big blow to the Delhi Capitals (DC) ahead of the upcoming season of the Indian Premier League (IPL 2025), star England all-rounder Harry Brook has decided to pull out of the next edition. Notably, this is the second consecutive year Brook has pulled out of the IPL and both times for the Capitals.
It is understood that Brook’s decision to skip the tournament was conveyed by the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) officials to the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) last week, which was subsequently relayed to the DC management.
For the unversed, Delhi Capitals splurged a decent amount on acquiring the England star, spending INR 6.25 crores at the auction last November.
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This decision can now see Brook serve a two-year ban under the new IPL rules where a player is subjected to be penalised if he pulls out after being picked by a franchise at the auction. He will not be allowed to participate in the next two auctions as well.
An official statement regarding the ban is yet to come from the IPL Governing Committee.
The new regulation was introduced prior to the 2025 auction, following input from all 10 franchises. These teams voiced concerns over repeated instances of overseas players withdrawing at the last minute, prompting the need for this change. The only condition on which a player can be exempted is if he has been injured or is suffering from injury.
In a note to franchises last September, the IPL said, “Any [overseas] player who registers for [an] auction and, after getting picked at the auction, makes himself unavailable before the start of the season will get banned from participating in the IPL/IPL auction for two seasons.”
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