IPL 2025: After the Pahalgam attack, the Indian Army vermilged operations on terrorists and their bases. After this operation, Pakistan tried to retaliate, but had to face it. At the same time, the current season of the Indian Premier League was postponed on 9 May due to the Indo-Pakistan military confrontation. At the same time, once again IPL 2025 is going to start. The tournament will start from 17 May, while the final will be played on June 3. At the same time, foreign players who returned to their country are reluctant to come back, in view of this, the BCCI has taken a tough stand.
BCCI is talking
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has started talks with cricket boards of other countries regarding the return of foreign players before the IPL resumes. According to the report, senior BCCI officials have given the responsibility to the IPL COO to talk directly to the foreign boards so that any problem faced by the players returns to their country can be solved in advance.
The IPL tournament was stopped on 9 May due to increasing military tension between India and Pakistan. Due to this, the ongoing match between Punjab Kings and Delhi Capitals in Dharamshala had to be canceled. According to the report, some foreign players are currently concerned about playing in the tournament and later returning to their country, but it is expected that most players will return before the IPL starts again.
These Chennai players returned to their country
CSK CEO Kashi Vishwanathan said that the new schedule has just been released and has started contacting foreign players about their availability. He said that the situation will be clear by the morning and since our team’s next match is on 20 May, we still have a lot of time. Foreign players of SSK include Devon Conway, Rachin Ravindra, Sam Curren, Jamie Overton, Nur Ahmed and Mathisha Pathirana.
Two players of Punjab Kings out of the country
The report states that two Australian players from Punjab Kings, Josh England and Marcus Stoinis, could not return despite explaining coach Ricky Ponting. At the same time, some more foreign players like Afghanistan’s Ajmatullah Umarzai, South Africa’s Marco Jansen and Australia’s Xavier Bartlet and Aaron Hardy are expected to return.
Pat Cummins and Travis Head return
The report mentions the possibility of the return of Sunrisers Hyderabad Australian player Pat Cummins and Travis Head. Despite being out of the team’s playoff race, it is expected that these two players will return for the remaining matches of the season. A SRH official expressed confidence that we hope that most of the foreign players, including our captain, will return.
Delhi Capitals have so far not received any response from their experienced Australian fast bowler Mitchell Starc. The franchise hopes that their foreign players will join the team again, but there is no confirmed information about their return.
Qualifiers will be held on May 29 and June 1
According to the new schedule of IPL 2025, IPL will start from 17 May. The final will be played on 3 June and two qualifiers will be played on 29 May and 1 June. The eliminator match will be held on 30 May. The playoffs and the finals must have been announced, it has not been announced yet. Ahmedabad, Bangalore, Delhi, Mumbai, Jaipur and Lucknow – will host the remaining 13 league matches. The last time champion Kolkata Knight Riders will face Royal Challengers Bangalore at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru on Saturday, 17 May in the 58th league match of IPL 2025 and on Sunday (May 17) on the afternoon, Rajasthan Royals will clash with Punjab Kings at Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur at 3:30 pm.