After an 8 -day interval, the IPL is resuming from May 17. The tournament was closed due to a tension between India and Pakistan. Because of this, many foreign players returned to their country. The tournament, which was due to end on May 25, will now run till June 3, international matches will also start during this time. Because of this, it is difficult for some foreign players to return.
Australia's Travis Head and Pet Cummins will play IPL, but the return of Mitchell Starc and Josh Hazelwood looks difficult. Many players from South Africa, England and West Indies may also miss some IPL matches due to the international schedule. Meanwhile, some players, including Phil Salt, Romario Shepherd and Trent Bolt, have joined their team.
How many foreigners returned to play IPL?
1. GT: Butler, Rabada, Rutherford will play
Kagiso Rabada, Rashid Khan, Sherfen Rutherford, Karim Janat and Dasun Shanaka are in India. All are practicing at Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. Jose Butler and Gerald Kotzi will soon join the squad. Butler will also return to England by May 26 due to an international match, Kusal Mendis will be replaced. It is also difficult for Rabada to play in the playoffs.
Jose Butler will not play a playoff match for Gujarat.
2. RCB: Hazelwood is hard to play
Tim David, Romario Shepherd, Phil Salt, Jacob Bethel, Liam Livingston and Nuwan Tushara have started practice with the team in Bengaluru. Lungi Angidi will also join the squad, but he will have to return to South Africa on May 26 to prepare for the World Test Championship. Josh Hazelwood may be out of the tournament due to an injury. Bethel may return to England after May 23.
Tim David has started practice in Bengaluru.
3. PBKS: Yanson has not returned yet
Xavier Bartlett and Glenn Maxwell have joined Mitchell Oven Punjab. Josh English, Marcus Stoinis, Marco Yansen, Azmatullah Omarzai, Aaron Hardy and Kyle Jemison may soon be part of the team. If Punjab arrives at the playoffs, it will be difficult for Yansen and English to play.
Marco Yanson will soon join Punjab. However, he will not be able to play playoffs.
4. Mi: Sentner and Bolt returned
Mitchell Sentner and Trent Bolt have started practice with the team. Ryan Recalton, Will Jacks and Corbin Bosch will also join the squad soon. However, it is difficult for all three to play in the playoffs due to international cricket. Mujib Ur Rahman and Reese Topley will also join the squad soon.
5. DC: Stark's return is difficult
Australia's Mitchell Starc may be out of the second phase of the IPL. It is difficult for it to come to India with the WTC final. Mustafizur Rahman of Bangladesh will also be able to join the team only after May 20. Donovan Farrera, Faf du Plessis, Sedikullah Atal and Triston Stubs will soon join the squad. Stubs will not be able to play in the playoffs due to WTC. Dushmantha Chamira started practicing with the team.
Considering WTC, it is difficult for Mitchell Stark to return to India.
6. KKR: Moin Ali won't come
Andre Russell, Sunil Narayan, Quinton de Kock, Enrique Norkia, Spencer Johnson and Rahmanullah Gurbaz have started practicing with KKR players in Bengaluru. While Moin Ali refused to return to India due to injury. It is also difficult to return to the injured Rowman Powell.
The injured Moin Ali will not play the remaining match of Kolkata.
7. LSG: Most players will come tomorrow
Only Nicholas Puran has been able to join the team. David Miller, Eden Markerm, Matthew Bretzkey, Mitchell Marsh and Shamar Joseph are expected to arrive by May 17. If the LSG reaches the playoffs, the Markerum will not be able to play the match.
Nicholas floods have begun to practice in Kolkata.
8. SRH: Cummins and Heads will come tomorrow
Hyderabad team captain Pat Cummins and Travis Head will join the team on Saturday. Henrick Classen, Vian Mulder, Kamindu Mendis and Ishaan Malinga are also expected to join the team soon.
Pat Cummins will arrive in Lucknow on May 17, where SRH's next match will be against LSG.
9. RR: Jofra Archer will not play
England's Jofra Archer refused to play in the second phase of the IPL due to injury. It also has a name for England's ODI team against West Indies from May 29. Luhan-Dry Pretorius, Shimron Hatmayer, Vanindu Hasranga, Fazlahak Farooqi, Queena Mafaka and Nandre Burger can soon join the squad. Mahish Thicks are also suffering from injuries.
Jofra Archer will not play in the second phase of IPL due to injury.
10. CSK: Not playing karan-overton
Sam Karan and Jamie Overton refused to play the second phase of the CSK exit from the playoffs. Mathish Pathira, Noor Ahmed, Nathan Alice, Devon Conway, Dewald Bravis and Chorekin Ravindra may soon join the squad.
Sam Karan refused to come to India due to the International Schedule.
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