Rajasthan Royals are looking to get run out of resources in the ongoing edition of the Indian Premier League. After Jofra Archer and Ben Stokes, they have now lost Liam Livingstone’s services for the remainder of the season. The English all-rounder has flown back home after being in the bio-bubble for too long, confirmed by the franchise on Twitter.
The cricketing world faced a drastic change when the game started post-lockdown. The players and the support staff were put in a bio-secure environment, where the coronavirus can’t enter. However, with the passage of time, players and experts started raising concerns about the side effects that players can suffer for being too long in that atmosphere.
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The departure of Livingstone came as the latest casualty due to this reason. The bio-bubble fatigue got batter of him and he made an early call on his season of the IPL 2021. The franchise stated that they respect Liam’s decision and continue to support the player during these tough times.
Liam Livingstone has flown back home late last night, due to bubble fatigue accumulated over the past year. We understand and respect his decision, and will continue supporting him in any way we can.#RoyalsFamily pic.twitter.com/stYywf3tBW
— Rajasthan Royals (@rajasthanroyals) April 20, 2021
Rajasthan Royals are likely to get short of foreign resources as Jofra Archer still nursing a hand injury which he picked back at home. However, he is expected to join the team at some point in this season. Apart from him, RR’s star all-rounder Ben Stokes injured his finger during the opening game of his team, which ruled him out of the season. Though he hasn’t flown back home yet and opted to stay with the team. The RR team management will name the replacements in the coming days.
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Rajasthan Royals started their campaign with a close defeat against Punjab Kings but won the second game against Delhi Capitals. But another defeat against Chennai Super Kings put them into the bottom half of the points table after the first three games. The team has to regroup pretty quickly in order to turn their fortune. They will play Royal Challengers Bangalore in their next game on Thursday.
