{"id":783355,"date":"2026-03-25T01:46:48","date_gmt":"2026-03-24T20:16:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news24online.com\/?p=783355"},"modified":"2026-03-25T01:46:53","modified_gmt":"2026-03-24T20:16:53","slug":"ipl-2026-bad-news-for-star-player-from-delhi-capitals-likely-to-be-banned-for-two-years-due-to-rules-his-name-is-ben-duckett","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news24online.com\/sports\/cricket\/ipl-2026-bad-news-for-star-player-from-delhi-capitals-likely-to-be-banned-for-two-years-due-to-rules-his-name-is-ben-duckett\/783355\/","title":{"rendered":"IPL 2026: Bad news for star player from Delhi Capitals, likely to be banned for two years due to&#8230;, his name is&#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Ben Duckett has decided to pull out of his IPL 2026 stint with Delhi Capitals and the England opener now faces a two-year ban from the league and auction as per the amended rules.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Duckett was roped in by the Capitals for Rs 2 crore in last year&#8217;s auction, but he now wants to spend time at home and play red-ball cricket, following a forgettable run in the Ashes and being on the sidelines for the recent T20 World Cup.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;It was a very difficult decision, and I want to apologise to everyone at Delhi that I won\u2019t be coming,\u201d Duckett told Telegraph Sport.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI felt it was going to be a great opportunity when I put myself in the auction, and for a franchise like Delhi to pick me up was amazing. I was buzzing. It\u2019s the best competition in the world with the best players, and would have been an amazing experience,&#8221; he added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As per the rules tweaked ahead of IPL 2025, overseas players who pull out of the league after being picked in the auction will face a two-year ban if they do not have a legitimate reason for doing so.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The only exception, as per the IPL Governing Council, is for any injury or a medical condition which needs to be confirmed by the player\u2019s home board.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t know if I\u2019m potentially saying goodbye to the IPL, having never played in it. With the age I am now (31), it might be tough for me, but I hope one day I\u2019m able to represent Delhi. 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I know how valuable that is for me, scoring runs in the Championship and the confidence that gives me going into the rest of the summer.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Duckett he did not want to rush back to England&#8217;s Test season, beginning in June.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI could have gone to the IPL, spent time on the sidelines, then rushed back into the Test summer. I wouldn&#8217;t have time to process the winter (Ashes), learn from mistakes, and go back to the drawing board with Notts,\u201d added Duckett, who will be working with Nottinghamshire head coach Peter Moores.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On his part, Duckett apologised for the excessive drinking incident in Noosa during a mid-Ashes break.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI am sorry for that incident, it was not professional and shouldn\u2019t have happened. 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