India, March 26 -- What England opener Ben Duckett has done days before the kick-off of Indian Premier League (IPL) Season 19 is totally scorn-worthy.

Earlier this week, on Monday, IPL side Delhi Capitals had a press conference in the national capital where they had confidently stated how they had reinforced their squad for the upcoming season, especially in the opening and fast bowling departments.

Duckett, a very aggressive and potent opener, deciding to pull out of the league a couple of days later would have rattled them not a little. They were banking on him. Last year, Duckett's white-ball captain at England, Harry Brook, had pulled the same thing on Delhi Capitals.

Duckett's explanation has been that he wants to focus on his Eng...