Former Australian cricketer Brad Hogg feels that the absence of Jason Roy in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022 would not affect Gujarat Titans (GT). According to Hogg, the team have enough overseas batting resources who can fill in his place as well.

However, Gujarat bought him for his base price of ₹2 crores. However, he decided to pull out of the IPL 2022 edition giving bubble fatigue. While talking about England batter’s decision to not take part in this year’s event, Hogg said that Matthew Wade could take his spot at the top of the order as well.

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Explaining the reason behind his decision to pull out of IPL 2022, Roy said that bubble life has taken a toll on him. Hence, he wants to spend some time with his family. Releasing a statement on Twitter, Jason Roy earlier wrote: “It’s with a heavy heart I have decided to pull out of this year’s tournament. I want to thank the management and the captain Hardik for putting your faith in me and picking me in the auction.

He further added: “However, with everything going on in the world over the last 3 years it’s added up and taken its toll on me. I feel it’s only right I spend some quality time with my family. As well as spending time working on myself and my game over the next couple of months leading into a very busy year. I will be following each game of the Titans and backing them to lift the trophy in their first year of the tournament.”

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Jason Roy recently played for Quetta Gladiators in the Pakistan Super League (PSL). He played six matches, scoring 303 runs at an average of 50.50 and a strike rate of 170.22. In IPL, he has played in 13 matches so far, scoring 329 runs at a strike rate of 129.01 with a best of 91* as well.