Crores of rupees spent in IPL, no place in T20 World Cup 2026! The world is surprised by England’s decision

England Squad: England on Tuesday (December 30) released a 15-man provisional squad for the 2026 T20 World Cup. Some big changes were seen in the team, like the team will take the field with a new captain in the upcoming World Cup. At the same time, that hitter batsman was not included in the team, which was worth crores in the recently held IPL 2026 auction.

Here we are talking about England middle order batsman Liam Livingstone, who is known for his fast batting. Livingstone’s batting style suits T20 cricket very well, but despite this he was not kept in the team. The English batsman got crores of rupees in the world’s biggest T20 league i.e. IPL because he is a good batsman in the shortest format.

It rained crores in IPL (England Squad)

Let us tell you that in the IPL 2026 auction, Liam Livingstone was bought by Sunrisers Hyderabad for a price of Rs 13 crore. However, it is worth noting that Livingstone was not bought by any team in the first round of the auction, but big bids were made on him in the next round.

Liam Livingstone’s T20 career (England Squad)

Although Liam Livingstone is a batsman who plays all three formats for England, but here we will talk about his T20 career. Livingstone has played 335 T20 matches so far. Bowling 309 innings in these matches, he scored 7603 runs at an average of 28.15 and strike rate of 144.84. During this period, he scored 2 centuries and 40 half-centuries.

England’s probable squad for 2026 T20 World Cup

Harry Brook (captain), Rehan Ahmed, Jofra Archer, Tom Banton, Jacob Bethel, Jos Buttler, Brydon Carse, Sam Curran, Liam Dawson, Ben Duckett, Will Jacques, Jamie Overton, Adil Rashid, Phil Salt, Josh Tong, Luke Wood.

England’s schedule in the tournament