Archive · 28 May 2025
IPL 2025 Playoffs: Key Player Absences and Replacements
Some important cricket players won't be able to play in the IPL playoffs because they have to play for their countries.
The Mumbai Indians, Royal Challengers Bengaluru, Gujarat Titans, and Punjab Kings teams will need to find new players to fill their spots.
For example, MI will bring in Charith Asalanka, Richard Gleeson, and Jonny Bairstow.
Other teams have made similar replacements.
It means that some teams will have to adapt their strategies.
Mumbai Indians, Punjab Kings, Royal Challengers Bengaluru, and Gujarat Titans have reached the IPL 2025 playoffs.
Several key players are unavailable due to international commitments.
Mumbai Indians will miss Will Jacks, Corbin Bosch, and Ryan Rickelton.
Royal Challengers Bengaluru will be without Lungi Ngidi and Jacob Bethell.
Gujarat Titans has replaced Jos Buttler, and Punjab Kings will miss Marco Jansen.
- Who
- Players from MI, PBKS, RCB, and GT
- What
- Replacements for unavailable players in IPL playoffs
- When
- During the 2025 IPL Playoffs
- Where
- Not explicitly stated
- Why
- Due to international commitments and squad selections
- Teams in Playoffs
- MI, PBKS, RCB, GT
- MI Absences
- Will Jacks, Corbin Bosch, Ryan Rickelton
- MI Replacements
- Charith Asalanka, Richard Gleeson, Jonny Bairstow
- RCB Absences
- Lungi Ngidi, Jacob Bethell
- RCB Replacements
- Blessing Muzarabani, Tim Seifert
- GT Absence
- Jos Buttler, Kagiso Rabada
- GT Replacements
- Kusal Mendis, Gerald Coetzee, Arshad Khan
- PBKS Absence
- Marco Jansen
- PBKS Replacements
- No replacement
