5 Cricketers who pulled out of IPL after auction

 4. David Willey (2019)

David Willey is one of the most underrated T20 cricketers going around. He can swing the new ball and bowl pretty decently at the death. He can tonk the ball a long way and is a good fielder. Hence, he was roped in by Chennai Super Kings (CSK) in the 2018 season as a replacement player. He replaced Kedar Jadhav who was ruled out of the tournament due to a hamstring injury.

Willey played three games and bowled 10 overs across those games, picking up two wickets. He didn’t get a chance to bat. However, the left-arm pacer was retained by CSK for the 2019 season.

But a week into the 12th edition, Willey had to pull out due to family reasons. He was supposed to join in late to be with his wife who was expecting the birth of their second child. But in the end, he had to pull out. “Unfortunately, due to family reasons, I’ve had to pull out of the IPL. Chennai were very understanding and supportive as Yorkshire have been as well,” Willey was quoted saying.