The IPL 2025 season has released its new schedule for the last 13 league games and Playoffs, set to take place from May 17 to June 3. However, the updated fixtures clash with two bilateral series involving West Indies and Ireland, as well as West Indies and England. This has raised concerns about overseas players not being able to rejoin their respective franchises for the IPL matches.
One such player is Jos Buttler, who has been named in England’s ODI squad to face the West Indies during this period. Other players like Jofra Archer, Jacob Bethell, Romario Shephard, and Sherfane Rutherford are also part of the squads for the bilateral series, potentially causing them to miss IPL matches.
Teams participating in the IPL are allowed to sign replacements for players who are ruled out due to injury or are unavailable due to national duty up until their 12th league match. However, only players from the Registered Available Player Pool (RAPP) who went unsold at the auction can be signed as replacements. Once a replacement is named, the original player is not allowed to rejoin the squad for the remainder of the season.
As of now, Mumbai Indians, Chennai Super Kings, Sunrisers Hyderabad, and Rajasthan Royals have all completed 12 league games. It remains to be seen how teams will navigate this situation and whether they will need to make use of the replacement option for the upcoming IPL matches.
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