IPL 2025 updated schedule: Top foreign players from RCB, MI, PBKS set to miss remaining games
Mumbai Indians are set to suffer a top-order setback as South Africa's Ryan Rickelton is expected to join his national team for the WTC 2025 Final. His absence during the IPL playoffs could disrupt Mumbai's batting stability at a crucial juncture.
Another key figure likely to miss the business end of the IPL is MI pacer Corbin Bosch. With Test commitments looming, Bosch's departure could thin out Mumbai's pace resources just when they need variety and depth in their bowling attack.
Punjab Kings are likely to lose their pace all-rounder Marco Jansen to the WTC Final. Jansen's absence would be a double blow — weakening their new-ball bowling and depriving the team of a big-hitting option in the lower middle order.
RCB are bracing for the absence of premier fast bowler Josh Hazlewood, who is expected to be part of Australia's WTC squad. Hazlewood's unavailability could leave a significant void in the pace department at a critical playoff phase.
Lungi Ngidi, another pace weapon for RCB, is also likely to depart for South Africa's WTC Final preparations. Losing both Hazlewood and Ngidi could severely dent RCB's bowling strength in the knockout rounds.
Power-hitting West Indies all-rounder Romario Shepherd may be unavailable for the IPL playoffs due to national duty in the ODI series against Ireland and England. His absence would impact RCB's lower-order firepower and bowling balance.
Emerging all-rounder Jacob Bethell is expected to leave before the playoffs to fulfill international duties, possibly with the England Lions or senior squad. His exit raises team balance issues for RCB, especially in the middle overs.
Liam Livingstone, known for his finishing abilities and part-time spin, is likely to leave Royal Challengers ahead of the playoffs for England's ODI series. Losing such a multi-dimensional player would be a major blow to PBKS's end-overs strategy.
Explosive English opener Phil Salt, a key powerplay enforcer for RCB, could miss the playoffs due to his selection in England's ODI squad. His absence would likely disrupt RCB's top-order tempo and early aggression.
Hashtags
Try Our AI Features
Explore what Daily8 AI can do for you:
Comments
No comments yet...
Related Articles
The Print
29 minutes ago
- The Print
Bengaluru stampede: 4 held after suo motu FIR, senior police officers suspended as blame game continues
On Thursday, the police had filed a suo motu FIR accusing the RCB franchise, DNA Entertainment and Karnataka State Cricket Association (KSCA) administrative committee for going ahead with the celebrations, despite not being given the requisite permissions. Among the four held is Royal Challengers Bengaluru marketing head Nikhil Sosale. The others arrested are Kiran Kumar, Senior Event Manager at DNA Entertainment Networks; Sunil Mathew, Vice-President of business affairs; and another employee, Sumanth. Bengaluru: Two days after 11 people were killed and several injured in a stampede outside Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru Police have arrested four persons, including a top RCB official and three from the event management firm that organised the team's IPL victory celebrations. Hours later, Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah announced the suspension of Bengaluru city police chief B. Dayananda and at least four other senior officers, holding them responsible for the tragedy. The officers were suspended for facilitating a situation that 'went out of control and brought a lot of misery, loss of precious life and embarrassment to the government', among other reasons. The victims of Wednesday's stampede were all aged under 33, with the youngest being 13 years old. 'The CEO of RCB had intimated Commissioner of Police, Bengaluru City on 03/06/2025 about holding the victory parade and celebrations on 4th of June 2025. However, the office of Police Commissioner failed to give written reply to the organisers, rejecting the permission on the grounds of lack of time to prepare for such a huge event,' read the suspension order released to media persons late Thursday evening. The suspended officers include commissioner Dayananda, Additional Commissioner of Police (West) Vikash Kumar Vikash, Shekar H. Tekkannavar, Deputy Commissioner of Police (Central), and Additional Commissioner (Cubbon Park) Cubbon Park inspector A.K. Girish, who had filed the suo motu FIR, was also suspended by the chief minister. Seemanth Kumar Singh was named the new city police commissioner soon after, as decided in a cabinet meeting. Siddaramaiah was flanked by Home Minister G. Parameshwara, and Deputy Chief Minister and Bengaluru in-charge D.K. Shivakumar, as the announcement was made. The blame was laid on the police, organisers and the venue operators, with the government taking no responsibility. Also Read: 'My brother was crazy about cricket, it took his life': Chinnaswamy stampede leaves families devastated What the FIR said According to the complaint filed by Girish, KSCA chief executive officer Shubendu Ghosh had approached the Cubbon Park Police Station Tuesday evening around 6 pm, seeking permission for a victory parade and other celebrations for Royal Challengers Bengaluru. The team won its maiden IPL trophy later that night and fans poured out on the streets in several localities in celebration, which lasted till the early hours of Wednesday. The police were skeptical as they expected hundreds of thousands of people to descend around the stadium, the FIR said. The police were aware of the challenges in providing security and managing crowds since it was not a scheduled match, and denied permission on the same grounds, including that it would disrupt traffic in the central business district on a weekday, it added. But RCB, DNA Entertainment and KSCA insisted on holding the celebrations on 4 June, the FIR further said, and despite being denied permission, the organisers posted on RCB's X handle at around 7 am about the entire day's events, including the celebrations. This information was then shared widely on social media and also by news outlets. A meeting of senior officers was then held to discuss provision of security and other arrangements to manage the crowd. The police had also brought in additional force, according to the FIR. RCB's post had said that the team would land at 1.30 pm Wednesday at HAL Airport, and then make their way to Hotel Taj West End to rest up. At 4 pm, they were supposed to be felicitated by the chief minister, deputy chief minister and others on the steps of the Vidhana Soudha, which was to be followed by a victory parade in an open-top bus from the Vidhana Soudha to Chinnaswamy stadium, a distance of about 1 km. But the police denied permission for a parade, and the organisers then announced that the celebrations would be held at Chinnaswamy Stadium. The complaint further said that adequate arrangements had been made, but lakhs of fans turned up near the stadium, which has a capacity of 35,000. 'KSCA management committee and RCB franchise officials failed to decide on how to grant fans entry into the stadium. Consequently, thousands of fans gathered on the roads outside the stadium. Around 3.10 pm, the gates at the locations with the largest crowds were opened to let people inside. This led to a severe stampede at the gates, resulting in stampede and commotion,' it read. It added that the police, private and VVIP security personnel then tried to control the crowd and rescue those trapped in the stampede, managing to avert a larger tragedy. RCB, DNA and KSCA have been booked under Sections 105 (culpable homicide not amounting to murder), 115 (voluntarily causing hurt), 118 (voluntarily causing hurt or grievous hurt by using dangerous weapons or means), 121 (voluntarily causing hurt or grievous hurt to deter public servant from his duty), 190 (liability of members of an unlawful assembly for offences committed in pursuit of a common object), 132 (assault or criminal force to deter a public servant from discharging their duty), and 125 (12) (acts endangering life or personal safety of others) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita. 'Want justice, not scapegoats' The Siddaramaiah government Thursday formed a one-man judicial commission to probe the stampede. Former Karnataka High Court judge Michael D' Cunha will look into the alleged lapses to figure out who was responsible for the mishap. The report will be submitted within a month. The government has so far deflected all questions on the role of political leadership in the tragedy. Police officers that ThePrint spoke to said that it was on the insistence of political leaders that the celebrations took place. Meanwhile, opposition parties have questioned Siddaramaiah over 'making scapegoats' out of the suspended police officers. 'CM @siddaramaiah avare, People of Karnataka are demanding justice, not scapegoats,' R. Ashoka, leader of the Opposition in the Karnataka assembly, wrote in a post. CM @siddaramaiah avare, People of Karnataka are demanding justice, not scapegoats. ಮಾನ್ಯ ಸಿಎಂ ಸಿದ್ದರಾಮಯ್ಯನವರೇ, ಕರ್ನಾಟಕದ ಜನತೆ ನ್ಯಾಯ ಕೇಳುತ್ತಿದ್ದಾರೆ, ಹರಕೆಯ ಕುರಿಗಳನ್ನಲ್ಲ. — R. Ashoka (@RAshokaBJP) June 5, 2025 The state BJP president, B.Y. Vijayendra also posted: 'CM Siddaramaiah and his government, instead of taking accountability for the entire tragedy, are now attempting to deflect blame and make scapegoats out of the already overburdened police personnel—despite the fact that these officials had initially denied permission and were eventually overruled by political directives…' CM Siddaramaiah and his government, instead of taking accountability for the entire tragedy, are now attempting to deflect blame and make scapegoats out of the already overburdened police personnel – despite the fact that these officials had initially denied permission and were… — Vijayendra Yediyurappa (@BYVijayendra) June 5, 2025 The BJP has accused the government of not heeding to the advice of the police to not hold such celebrations, and then suspending the latter itself. 'How unfair is it to first ignore the well-reasoned advice of the police department, and now unjustly pinning the blame squarely on them? CM Siddaramaiah, DCM DK Shivakumar, and Home Minister @DrParameshwara bear complete responsibility for this tragic episode. They must own up their failure and resign from their positions in the larger interest of the state and its people,' Vijayenendra added. (Edited by Mannat Chugh) Also Read: Bengaluru stampede tragedy: What science tells us about crowd control
Time of India
31 minutes ago
- Time of India
Is there a fallout between Virat Kohli's sister and Anushka Sharma? Bhawna Kohli breaks her silence
A pall of gloom hung over cricketer Virat Kohli and the Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) team following the tragic stampede outside the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium on Wednesday, June 4, which left 11 dead and 30 injured, raising serious concerns about RCB's crowd management and fan safety. Amid the chaos and heightened emotions, Bhawna Kohli Dhingra, Virat Kohli's sister, clapped back at a troll questioning her relationship with the cricketer and Anushka Sharma. Serving a sassy response, Bhawna Kohli called out the negativity, saying she doesn't need validation from anyone. Virat Kohli's sister shuts down a troll with a sassy comeback It all started when Bhawana took to her Instagram to celebrate the moment when Virat's RCB triumphed after 18 years; she penned a sweet note for her younger brother, Virat. Along with the note, she also shared a couple of pictures from the match, including the ones where he posed with Anushka Sharma. The post quickly garnered an overwhelming response, including likes and comments, except for one comment that questioned her relationship with her brother and sister-in-law. In the particular insinuating comment that triggered a wave of speculation, the social media user claimed that the couple never liked her social media posts, and Kohli never mentioned her in any of his speeches. Noticing the comment that triggered a wave of speculation, Bhawna didn't let it slide and called it out openly, saying, "May god give you the patience to understand love can exist in many ways, which is not necessarily shown to the world, but it's still there, like the love for almighty. Hope you have enough love in your life, no insecurities, only true bonds which don't need any validation. God bless you." Did Virat Kohli and Anushka Sharma leave for London already? Meanwhile, amid the grief caused by the tragic stampede incident outside Bengaluru's Chinnaswamy Stadium that sent shockwaves across the country, another controversy has erupted over the rumoured departure of the 36-year-old cricketer and his wife, Anushka Sharma, to London. On the morning of June 5, an ANI video surfaced on social media showing Virat and Anushka at Mumbai Airport, dressed in coordinated black and white outfits. The video was shot at the arrival section of the airport, indicating that the couple had just landed. As soon as the video dropped on X (formerly called Twitter), it quickly went viral with claims that the couple had left for London. But what's the fact? This is insane PR going against Virat Kohli right now. He arrived in Mumbai from Bengaluru but many accounts are posting that he has left for London. Report these accounts According to ANI, the couple returned to Mumbai following RCB's exhilarating IPL 2025 victory on Thursday, when they were spotted at the Mumbai airport. A look at Virat Kohli's family tree Kohli was born on 5 November 1988 into a Punjabi family in Delhi. His mother, Saroj Kohli, is a housewife, while his father, Prem Nath Kohli, worked as a criminal lawyer. The cricketer has two siblings, an elder brother, Vikas, and an elder sister, Bhawna Kohli Dhingra. In 2017, Kohli married Bollywood actress Anushka Sharma in a small ceremony at Lake Como. They have two children, Vamika and Akaay.
Hindustan Times
37 minutes ago
- Hindustan Times
Gautam Gambhir does U-turn on Shreyas Iyer's Test exclusion days after 'I'm not selector' remark: 'Anyone can be called'
India head coach Gautam Gambhir said anyone can earn a call-up into the national Test team considering they continue to perform in domestic cricket. The former India opening batter had this response when he was asked about Shreyas Iyer's exclusion from the Test team for the upcoming five-match series against England, beginning June 20 in Headingley. This remark comes days after Gambhir's 'I'm not the selector' remark in Delhi. The India head coach was asked about Shreyas' exclusion days after the squad announcement, and back then, he had deflected the query, saying he was not the selector. However, on Thursday evening, Gambhir had a rather measured response, saying a limited number of people can be picked in the squad, but the management is taking note of performances in domestic cricket. Shreyas is the toast of the town after he led the Punjab Kings to the final of the IPL 2025 season. The side might have lost the summit clash against Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) but one cannot deny the right-hander's impact, considering he scored more than 600 runs at an average of more than 50. The 30-year-old has been out of the Test team since the 2024 series against England. He has performed consistently for Mumbai in the Ranji Trophy, but the call-up into the Test squad is still awaited. 'Anyone can be called if they are in good form. We can only pick 18. But I believe it's always about being open to people who are in good form and can deliver,' Gambhir told reporters in Mumbai ahead of the Indian team's departure for England. Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli have retired from Tests, and Shubman Gill will be leading in England, with Rishabh Pant acting as his deputy. Several fans believed Shreyas Iyer would be named in the Test team, considering he scored 480 runs at an average of 68.57 in seven innings in the Ranji Trophy 2024-25 season. Also Read: Agarkar drops verdict on snubbed Shreyas Iyer's Test future However, Ajit Agarkar, the chairman of selectors and the rest of the committee ignored Shreyas in the squad and decided to name the likes of Karun Nair, Sai Sudharsan and Abhimanyu Easwaran. Speaking to reporters, Ajit Agarkar said, "Yes, Shreyas Iyer has played well in domestic cricket, but at the moment, there is no room for him in the Test Team.' Iyer's last Test came against England in Vishakapatnam in 2024. The right-hander has played 14 Tests, scoring 811 runs at an average of 36.86. He also has a century and five fifties to his name.
