Stokes to Cummins: Key foreign cricketers may miss out on part of IPL 2020

Rajasthan Royals likely to face the biggest impact as it has the largest number of foreign players on its side

The IPL 2020 schedule has been announced, and the 13th season of the Indian Premier League is set to begin on March 29. In the IPL 2020 opener, Mumbai Indians (MI) will face Chennai Super Kings (CSK) at Wankhede Stadium. The cash-rich tournament has always been in the spotlight due to the presence of the foreign players, who have often given their teams an edge with some crucial contributions with the bat, the ball and some quality fielding. In IPL 2019, Andre Russell emerged as a key player for Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR), scoring big runs. His absence due to an injury saw his team stutter and fail to qualify for the playoffs.

 
In IPL 2020, there are some key players who might fail to represent their respective franchises on the field. In such an eventuality, Rajasthan Royals is most likely to be affected as most of its overseas players will be on international duty just ahead of the start of IPL, and during the end as well.
 
Business Standard takes a look at international fixtures and finds out these players might may some part of IPL 2020:
 

Glenn Maxwell

Glenn Maxwell, Australia cricket team
 
IPL Team: Kings XI Punjab
 
Australian hard-hitting batsman Glenn Maxell was bought by KXIP for a staggerimg Rs 10.75 crore. However, Maxwell will miss at least one or two weeks of IPL 2020 at the start due to his elbow injury. The Australian was injured in the final of Big Bash League and had to undergo surgery on his left elbow. He has been advised rest for six to eight weeks for recovery.
 
Glenn Maxwell IPL record
 

IPL season	Matches	Runs	Highest score	Average	Strike Rate	Fifties	Hundreds
2018	12	169	47	14.08	140.83	0	0
2017	14	310	47	31	173.18	0	0
2016	11	179	68	19.88	144.35	2	0
2015	11	145	43	13.18	129.46	0	0
2014	16	552	95	34.5	187.75	4	0
2013	3	36	23	18	133.33	0	0
2012	2	6	3 not out	6	54.54	0	0
IPL career	69	1397	95	22.9	161.13	6	0

 

Jofra Archer (Photo: @rajasthanroyals)

Jofra Archer, ENGLAND cricket team
 
IPL Team: Rajasthan Royals
 
England’s premier pacer Jofra Archer has been ruled out of IPL 2020 due to stress fracture in the right elbow. This comes as a huge blow for Rajasthan Royals, which made some key changes in its bowling department. However, Royals is willing to wait and see if Archer is fit enough for the latter part of IPL 2020.
 
Jofra Archer IPL record
 

IPL season	Matches	Balls	Runs	Wickets	BBM	Average	Economy
2019	11	258	291	11	3 for 15	26.45	6.76
2018	10	233	325	15	3 for 22	21.66	8.36
IPL Career	21	491	616	26	3 for 15	23.69	7.52

 

Rajasthan Royals' Jos Buttler plays a shot against Chennai Super Kings during an IPL 2018 cricket match in Jaipur. File Photo: PTI

Jos Buttler and Ben Stokes, England cricket team
 
IPL Team: Rajasthan Royals
 
Englishmen Jos Buttler and Ben Stokes, who play for Rajasthan Royals, will miss the start and playoffs stages of IPL 2020 due to their commitment to the national team. Both players will arrive in India after a two-match Test series between England and Sri Lanka, which will conclude on March 31. They will miss the knockout stage of the IPL 2020 too, as the Test series against West Indies will start on June 4.
 
Jos Buttler IPL record
 

IPL season	Matches	Runs	Highest score	Average	Strike Rate	Fifties	Hundreds
2019	8	311	89	38.87	151.7	3	0
2018	13	548	95 not out	54.8	155.24	5	0
IPL Career	45	1386	95 not out	35.53	150.81	9	0

 
 Ben Stokes IPL record
 

Batting record
IPL season	Matches	Runs	Highest score	Average	Strike Rate	Fifties	Hundreds
2019	9	123	46	20.5	124.24	0	0
2018	13	196	45	16.33	121.73	0	0
2017	12	316	103 not out	31.6	142.98	1	1
IPL Career	34	635	103 not out	22.67	132.01	1	1
Bowling record
IPL season	Matches	Balls	Runs	Wickets	BBM	Average	Economy
2019	9	101	189	6	2 for 39	31.5	11.22
2018	13	222	303	8	3 for 15	37.87	8.18
2017	12	264	316	12	3 for 18	26.33	7.18

 

Sam Curran. Photo: PTI

Sam Curran, England cricket team
 
IPL Team: Chennai Super Kings
 
England all-rounder Sam Curran will play for Chennai Super Kings in IPL 2020 after the franchise bought him for Rs 5.5 crore. The English all-rounder, like Buttler and Stokes, will also miss the start and end of IPL 2020 due to his national team commitment.
 
Sam Curran IPL record
 

Batting record
IPL season	Matches	Runs	Highest score	Average	Strike Rate	Fifties	Hundreds
2019	9	95	55 not out	23.75	172.72	1	0
Bowling record
IPL season	Matches	Balls	Runs	Wickets	BBM	Average	Economy
2019	9	198	323	10	4 for 11	32.3	9.78

 
 England’s international schedule
 
 

England tour of Sri Lanka
Date	Match	venue	Time (IST)
Mar 19-23	Sri Lanka vs England, 1st Test	Galle International Stadium, Galle	10:00
Mar 27-31	Sri Lanka vs England, 2nd Test	Sinhalese Sports Club, Colombo	10:00

 

West Indies tour of England
Date	Match	venue	Time (IST)
June 4-8	England vs West Indies, 1st Test	Kennington Oval, London	15:30
June 12-16	England vs West Indies, 2nd Test	Edgbaston, Birmingham	15:30
June 25-29	England vs West Indies, 3rd Test	Lord's cricket ground, London	15:30

 
The players who might miss one or two games in IPL 2020:
 

Steve Smith. File Photo: PTI

Steve Smith, Australia cricket team
 
IPL Team: Rajasthan Royals
 
Australian batsman and Rajasthan Royals captain Steve Smith will miss one OR two games at the start of IPL 2020. Steve Smith will be part of his national team for the T20 International Series against New Zealand, which will conclude on March 29.

Steve Smith IPL records
 

IPL season	Matches	Runs	Highest score	Average	Strike Rate	Fifties	Hundreds
2019	12	319	73 not out	39.87	116	3	0
2017	15	472	84 not out	39.33	121.96	3	0
2016	8	270	101	45	153.4	0	1
IPL career	81	2022	101	37.44	128.95	8	1

 

David Warner. Photo: PTI

David Warner, Australia cricket team
 
IPL Team: Sunrisers Hyderabad

The Australian opening batsman will miss one or two games at the start of IPL 2020 due to national commitment, like his countryman Steve Smith.

David Warner IPL record
 

IPL season	Matches	Runs	Highest score	Average	Strike Rate	Fifties	Hundreds
2019	12	692	100 not out	69.2	143.86	8	1
2017	14	641	126	58.27	141.81	4	1
2016	17	848	93 not out	60.57	151.42	9	0
IPL Career	126	4706	126	43.17	142.39	44	4

 

Australian cricketer Pat Cummins

Pat Cummins, Australia cricket team
 
IPL Team: Kolkata Knight Riders
 
Pat Cummins was bought by Kolkata Knight Riders for a staggering 15.5 crore and emerged as highest paid cricketer in IPL 2020 auctions. However, like Warner and Smith, he will miss few games at the start due to the T20 series against New Zealand.
 
Pat Cummins IPL records
 

IPL season	Matches	Balls	Runs	Wickets	BBM	Average	Economy
2017	12	277	373	15	2 for 20	24.86	8.07
2015	3	60	97	1	1 for 54	97	9.7
2014	1	24	29	1	1 for 29	29	7.25
IPL Career	16	361	499	17	2 for 20	29.35	8.29

 

Sunrisers Hyderabad batsman Kane Williamson plays a shot during an IPL T20 cricket match against Delhi Daredevils in Hyderabad. File Photo: PTI

Kane Williamson, New Zealand cricket team
 
IPL team: Sunrisers Hyderabad
 
SRH captain Kane Williamson will miss the start of IPL 2020 as he will be part the T20 series against Australia till March 29.
 
Kane Williamson IPL records

IPL season	Matches	Runs	Highest score	Average	Strike Rate	Fifties	Hundreds
2019	9	156	70 not out	22.28	120	1	0
2018	17	735	84	52.5	142.44	8	0
2017	7	256	89	42.66	151.47	2	0
IPL career	47	1302	89	38.29	135.06	12	0

Australia vs New Zealand international match schedule

ODI series (New Zealand tour of Australia)
Date	Match	venue	Time (IST)
13-Mar	Australia vs New Zealand, 1st ODI	Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney	9:00
15-Mar	Australia vs New Zealand, 2nd ODI	Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney	5:00
20-Mar	Australia vs New Zealand, 3rd ODI	Bellerive Oval, Hobart	9:00
T20 series (Australia tour of New Zealand)
24-Mar	1st T20	University Oval, Dunedin	6:30
27-Mar	2nd T20	Eden Park, Auckland	11:30
29-Mar	3rd T20	Hagley Oval, Christchurch	6:30