The Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 will resume from May 17 with the Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) taking on the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru. The league starts after a week-long suspension due to the rising cross border tension between India and Pakistan, which threatened to grow into a full-fledged war. The league was stopped midway when Punjab Kinga (PBKS) and Delhi Capitals (DC) were in action at the HPCA Stadium in Dharamsala.
Due to the unforesenn development, many overseas players left for their respective countries and while some have returned, some declined. Here's the full list of overseas players who are available for the rest of IPL 2025, as well as the temporary replacements signed for those who have withdrawn.
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Gujarat Titans
Players available: Jos Buttler (available until the league stage ends, to be replaced by Kusal Mendis for the playoffs), Sherfane Rutherford, Kagiso Rabada (available until the league stage ends), Rashid Khan, Karim Janat, Dasun Shanaka, Gerald Coetzee
Royal Challengers Bengaluru
Players available: Romario Shepherd, Phil Salt, Jacob Bethell (available only for two league-stage games), Tim David, Liam Livingstone, Lungi Ngidi (available until the league stage ends), Nuwan Thushara
Yet to join or withdraw: Josh Hazlewood
Punjab Kings
Players available: Mitchell Owen, Azmatullah Omarzai, Marco Jansen (available until the league stage ends), Xavier Bartlett, Kyle Jamieson (temporary replacement for injured Lockie Ferguson)
Yet to join or withdraw: Josh Inglis, Marcus Stoinis, Aaron Hardie
Mumbai Indians
Players available: Will Jacks (available until the league stage ends, set to be replaced by Jonny Bairstow for the playoffs), Ryan Rickelton (available until the league stage ends, set to be replaced by Richard Gleeson for the playoffs), Bevon Jacobs, Corbin Bosch (available until the league stage ends), Mitchell Santner, Trent Boult, Reece Topley, Mujeeb Ur Rahman
Delhi Capitals
Players available: Tristan Stubbs (available until the league stage ends), Faf du Plessis, Dushmantha Chameera, Sediqullah Atal
Players not available: Mitchell Starc, Jake Fraser-McGurk (replaced by Mustafizur Rahman, who will be available between May 18-24), Donovan Ferreira
Kolkata Knight Riders
Players available: Sunil Narine, Andre Russell, Quinton de Kock, Spencer Johnson, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Anrich Nortje
Players not available: Moeen Ali, Rovman Powell
Lucknow Super Giants
Players available: Aiden Markram (available until the league stage ends), Mitchell Marsh, Nicholas Pooran, David Miller, Matthew Breetzke, Will O'Rourke (replacement for injured Mayank Yadav)
Players not available: Shamar Joseph
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Sunrisers Hyderabad
Players available: Pat Cummins, Travis Head, Heinrich Klaasen, Kamindu Mendis, Eshan Malinga
Players not available: Wiaan Mulder
Rajasthan Royals
Players available: Shimron Hetmyer, Lhuan-dre Pretorius, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Kwena Maphaka, Wanindu Hasaranga, Maheesh Theekshana
Players not available: Jofra Archer, Nandre Burger
Chennai Super Kings
Players available: Noor Ahmad, Matheesha Pathirana, Dewald Brevis, Devon Conway
Players not available: Jamie Overton, Sam Curran, Rachin Ravindra, Nathan Ellis
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