Ahead of the IPL 2023 auction, Ireland's star pacer Josh Little revealed why he had left the Chennai Super Kings (CSK) camp only two weeks after joining the franchise as a net bowler in IPL 2022.
The left-arm pacer said that he had been misled into thinking he would get a chance to play if someone got injured or when the main bowlers were tired; only then were his services required.
However, Little found out that he'll only be called to bowl in nets when slingers got tired and he couldn't bowl when he want. He further added that it didn’t look good for an international cricketer like him, so he left the CSK only two weeks after joining the side.
Josh Little was quoted as saying by Cricbuzz: “I was told it was something it wasn't. I was told before I went that I'm a net bowler and if someone gets injured then there's a chance I play. But I couldn't bowl when I wanted, I'd get two overs [in training] and think, 'Two overs, I'm halfway across the world here!'”
He continued, “Maybe I was naive because I played in the Lankan Premier League and T10, I had a good year behind me. I'm an international cricketer, it didn't seem right. The other guys were keen to get involved because they never had that sort of exposure.”
Little concluded, “When I found out I was a net bowler that was required to bowl at someone when the slingers were tired, I was like 'get me out of here' - which is probably why they'll never have me back because I left after two weeks.”
Notably, the 23-year-old Little, who has so far taken 62 wickets in 53 T20Is, is part of the upcoming IPL 2023 auction, which is set to be held in Kochi on December 23, and former CSK batter Suresh Raina has already said that the Irish star will be one of the favorites at the auction.
