Sunrisers Hyderabad have signed up England batsman Jason Roy as a replacement for Mitchell Marsh for the 14th season of the Indian Premier League. Mitchell Marsh has made himself unavailable for the entire season owing to personal reasons.
Informing about the replacement Sunrisers Hyderabad tweeted, “Due to personal reasons, Mitchell Marsh will be opting out of #IPL2021. We would like to welcome @JasonRoy20 to the #SRHFamily! #OrangeOrNothing #OrangeArmy.”
Marsh, who made his Indian Premier League debut in 2010 has played a total of 21 IPL games. His replacement, Jason Roy made his IPL debut in 2017 playing for Gujarat Lions & later featured for Delhi Daredevils (now Delhi Capitals) in the 2018 IPL edition. He has played a total of 8 matches and scored 179 runs with one half-century to his name.
Sunrisers Hyderabad have acquired Roy at his base price of Rs 2 Crore.