The IPL 2025 is all set to begin on Saturday (May 17) after a week of remaining suspended due to the tensions between India and Pakistan, with a match between Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) and Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru. A lot of overseas players will not be available, especially owing to the WTC 2025 final between South Africa and Australia, and the England tour of West Indies. Hence, they will not be available, wither for the rest of the tournament, or for the playoffs.

The IPL has also introduced a rule wherein franchises can name temporary replacements for players who are not available for the rest of the tournament. These players cannot be retained ahead of the IPL 2026 auctions.

Here is the full list of unavailable players and also the temporary replacements named by each of the 10 franchises

Players available: Romario Shepherd, Phil Salt, Jacob Bethell (available only for two league stage games), Tim David, Liam Livingstone, Lungi Ngidi (available till league stage), Nuwan Thushara

Yet to join or withdraw: Josh Hazlewood

Players available: Azmatullah Omarzai, Marco Jansen (till league stage). Xavier Bartlett,

Temporary Replacements: Mitchell Owen (for Glenn Maxwell), Kylie Jamieson (for Lockie Ferguson)

Yet to join or withdraw: Josh Inglis, Marcus Stoinis, Aaron Hardie

Players available: Will Jacks (available until the league stage), Ryan Rickelton (available until the league stage ends), Bevon Jacobs, Corbin Bosch (available until the league stage), Mitchell Santner, Trent Boult, Reece Topley, Mujeeb Ur Rahman

Temporary Replacements: Jonny Bairstow (for Will Jacks in playoffs), Richard Gleeson (for Ryan Rickleton In Playoffs)

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, Donovan Ferreira

Temporary Replacements: Mustafizur Rahman (for Jake-Fraser McGurk, available only from May 18-24)

Players available: Sunil Narine, Andre Russell, Quinton de Kock, Spencer Johnson, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Anrich Nortje

Players not available: Moeen Ali, Rovman Powell

Players available: Aiden Markram (available until the league stage ends), Mitchell Marsh, Nicholas Pooran, David Miller, Matthew Breetzke

Players not available: Shamar Joseph

Temporary Replacements Named: Mitchell O'Rourke (for injured Mayank Yadav)

Players available: Pat Cummins, Travis Head, Heinrich Klaasen, Kamindu Mendis, Eshan Malinga

Players not available: Wiaan Mulder

Players available: Shimron Hetmyer, Lhuan-dre Pretorius, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Kwena Maphaka, Wanindu Hasaranga, Maheesh Theekshana

Players not available: Jofra Archer, Nandre Burger

Players available: Noor Ahmad, Matheesha Pathirana, Dewald Brevis, Devon Conway

Players not available: Jamie Overton, Sam Curran, Rachin Ravindra, Nathan Ellis

Available Players: Jos Buttler (available until the league stage ends), Sherfane Rutherford, Kagiso Rabada (available until the league stage ends), Rashid Khan, Karim Janat, Dasun Shanaka, Gerald Coetzee

Replacement Players: Kusal Mendis (for Jos Buttler, only in playoffs)

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