England and Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) batsman Jason Roy has arrived in Chennai on Saturday (April 10) for the ongoing 14th edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL 2021) which began on Friday (April 9).
The 30-year-old England opener was signed by the Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) just before the start of the IPL 2021 as a replacement for Mitchell Marsh after the Australian all-rounder opted out of the cash-rich T20 league at the last minute citing personal reasons.
Roy had a base price of INR 2 Crore, and the SRH, the 2016 IPL winners, acquired the right-hander at his base price for the IPL 14. The IPL had revealed the signing of the opener in a media advisory earlier.
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On Saturday, the SRH took to Twitter to announce the arrival of Roy for the ongoing IPL 14.
Sharing the picture of Roy, the franchise wrote on the official Twitter handle, “@JasonRoy20 has arrived. Squad complete for #IPL2021 #OrangeOrNothing #OrangeArmy.”
The Englishman will now remain in a week-long quarantine as per the BCCI’s SOP before joining the SRH squad to play in the lucrative T20 tournament.
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Noteworthy, Roy had earlier played for Delhi Capitals and Gujarat Lions in the IPL and managed only one fifty in eight games across two seasons of the Indian T20 league. He opted out of the last season of the IPL 2020 held in the UAE due to personal reasons.
SRH will begin their IPL 2021 campaign against the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai on Sunday (April 11).
