Cricket News Desk. The thrill of IPL 2025 starts again from 17 May. There are still 17 matches left in the tournament, including the playoff stage. Earlier, the final of IPL 2025 was to be played on 25 May, but the tournament was postponed for a week due to India-Pakistan tension. Now the tournament has been extended for 9 days, due to which many foreign players will not be available for IPL due to international cricket program. Here you will get information that which teams have announced other players in place of unavailable players and which teams can make such announcements soon.
3 teams made big announcements
So far, a total of 3 teams have announced which their players will not return to IPL 2025 and who will replace them. Talking about Gujarat Titans, Jose Butler will play all matches for Gujarat in the league stage, but from May 26, Kusal Mendis will join the GT team.
Punjab King’s fast bowler Lockie Ferguson has been ruled out of the remaining matches of the IPL 2025 tournament due to Hamstring injury. In his place, Kyle Jaymison has been included in the team, who will get Rs 2 crore. Meanwhile, Lucknow Super Giants fast bowler Mayank Yadav is once again out of the tournament, replacing New Zealand fast bowler William O’Rurke LSG team.
These players can be out.
Chennai Super Kings, Sunrisers Hyderabad and Rajasthan Royals are out of the IPL 2025 playoff race. CSK’s Sam Curren, Rachin Ravindra may be out of the remaining matches. At the same time, RCB may get a big shock as Jacob Bethel will not be available for all matches of the tournament. There is nothing clear about Mitchell Starc right now, but his absence can create a big problem for Delhi Capitals.
Marco Jenson of Punjab Kings may also be out of playoff matches. Lucknow is looking difficult for Super Giants and the absence of Aiden Markram may reduce the possibility of LSG reaching the playoffs.