<p>Australian Cricket Team's 26-year-old Nathan Ellis has landed a deal to play in the Indian Premier League.</p>.<p>The second leg of the IPL is to be held next month after it was postponed earlier this year due to the Covid-19 pandemic.</p>.<p>As per a <a href="https://www.cricket.com.au/news/nathan-ellis-ipl-deal-australia-t20-world-cup-reserve-uae-squad-hobart-hurricanes/2021-08-20" target="_blank">report</a> by <em>cricket.com.au</em>, three teams were ready to sign with Ellis for the upcoming tournament before he settled on a deal with an unnamed team on Thursday night. His selection is pending approval from Cricket Australia.</p>.<p>Earlier on Thursday, he was also named as one of the reserve players of the Australia squad for the T20 World Cup scheduled for immediately after the IPL.</p>.<p>Nathan Ellis is supposed to be one of the few international players who is set to replace contractual players who refused to return for the second leg of the IPL. </p>.<p>Fast bowlers Pat Cummins, Kane Richardson, Jhye Richardson and Riley Meredith are among the contracted Australian players who are not expected to return, Cricket.com.au reported. </p>.<p>IPL teams will finalise their squads over the next few days for the second half of the tournament.</p>
<p>Australian Cricket Team's 26-year-old Nathan Ellis has landed a deal to play in the Indian Premier League.</p>.<p>The second leg of the IPL is to be held next month after it was postponed earlier this year due to the Covid-19 pandemic.</p>.<p>As per a <a href="https://www.cricket.com.au/news/nathan-ellis-ipl-deal-australia-t20-world-cup-reserve-uae-squad-hobart-hurricanes/2021-08-20" target="_blank">report</a> by <em>cricket.com.au</em>, three teams were ready to sign with Ellis for the upcoming tournament before he settled on a deal with an unnamed team on Thursday night. His selection is pending approval from Cricket Australia.</p>.<p>Earlier on Thursday, he was also named as one of the reserve players of the Australia squad for the T20 World Cup scheduled for immediately after the IPL.</p>.<p>Nathan Ellis is supposed to be one of the few international players who is set to replace contractual players who refused to return for the second leg of the IPL. </p>.<p>Fast bowlers Pat Cummins, Kane Richardson, Jhye Richardson and Riley Meredith are among the contracted Australian players who are not expected to return, Cricket.com.au reported. </p>.<p>IPL teams will finalise their squads over the next few days for the second half of the tournament.</p>
