South African cricketers likely to Miss IPL 2025 playoffs due to World Test Championship final
South African cricketers will likely miss the IPL 2025, play-offs as CSA has called them back for WTC final preparation.
The extension of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 season due to India- Pakistan conflict has caused chaos for franchises. While Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has forwarded the message to bring back all overseas players back for the resumption of IPL. According to the sources, talks are still going on between two boards as Cricket South Africa is unwilling to let the cricketers stay more than May 26 as their eyes are on the World Test Championship final.
BCCI confirmed on Monday that IPL will resume on May 17 and will continue till June 3.
However, the revised schedule has left players from WTC finalists from Australia and South Africa in tight spot. The franchises and the BCCI have requested the foreign boards to make their players available for the rest of the tournament.
However, CSA is adamant on its commitment to WTC final preparations.
In a press conference, CSA’s director of national teams said, “It is an individual decision, obviously, to return or to play or continue.” He further added, “One thing we’ve made clear, and we are finalising this with the IPL and the BCCI, is sticking to our original plan when it comes to the WTC preparations.”
He said that May 26 is the latest for the test cricket players of South Africa to come back. The original won’t change because first priority is the WTC final.
Players likely to miss the IPL playoffs are –
- Kagiso Rabada (Gujarat Titans)
- Lungi Ngidi (Royal Challengers Bangalore)
- Tristan Stubbs (Delhi Capitals)
- Aiden Markram (Lucknow Super Giants)
- Ryan Rickelton (Mumbai Indians )
- Corbin Bosch (Mumbai Indians)
- Marco Jansen (Punjab Kings)
- Wiaan Mulder (Sunrisers Hyderabad)
The IPL season was suspended due to military conflicts between India and Pakistan, following Operation Sindoor and subsequently the Pahalgam Terror Attack on April 22.
