The road to IPL 2021 playoffs is getting tougher with every game for Rajasthan Royals. After the injury of Joffra Archer and Ben Stokes, now England all-rounder Liam Livingstone has pulled out of the tournament. Liam Livingstone flew back to England due to the fatigue caused by the bio bubble over the past year, Rajasthan Royals gave this information on Twitter.
The team reported, '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'.
Livingstone had not played a single match this season. He was playing cricket continuously for the last few months, he was a part of Australia's Big Bash League and later he was also included in the England squad for the ODI series with India.
Livingstone is the fourth player to have withdrawn the name due to the bio bubble. Earlier, Australia's Josh Hazlewood, Mitchell Marsh and Josh Philippi had withdrawn their names. Livingstone's departure has added to the shortage of foreign players in the Rajasthan squad as vacancies among foreign players have reached three.
Jofra Archer was injured during the ODI series between India and England. He has not been able to join the IPL since then; however, the good thing is that Archer has resumed training. At the same time, Ben Stokes got hurt in the match against Punjab Kings, he fractured his finger while taking a catch.
Rajasthan Royals are yet to find Stokes's replacement and now they need two replacements.
Livingstone joined Rajsthan Royals in 2019, he has represented the team in four matches since then. Livingstone's highest score in the IPL is 44 runs, with a total score of 71 in 4 matches. He also bowled four overs but did not get any wickets. Livingstone was released by Rajasthan after IPL 2019 and he remained unsold in IPL 2020. Rajasthan signed the all-rounder once again before the start of IPL 2021 for Rs 75 lakhs.