14-05-2025
IPL revise replacement rules as Overton withdraws
The Indian Premier League has revised its rules to allow temporary replacement players for the remainder of the rule change follows the suspension of the league for a week during tensions between India and Pakistan, with a number of players unlikely to return to the Jamie Overton (Chennai Super Kings) and Australia batter Jake Fraser-McGurk (Delhi Capitals) have chosen not to play in the remainder of the tournament, which will now conclude on 3 who has played three games for Chennai this season, has been selected for England's one-day international side that faces the West Indies from 29 May. Jos Buttler (Gujarat Titans), Jacob Bethell (Royal Challengers Bengaluru), Will Jacks (Mumbai Indians) and Jofra Archer (Rajasthan Royals) have also been selected for the ODI series, with their situations "under review" by the England and Wales cricket and Chennai cannot qualify for the knockout stages that begin on 29 May, with their campaigns finishing on 20 and 25 May respectively, but Gujarat, Bengaluru and Mumbai all remain in contention for the tournament's second Fraser-McGurk has withdrawn for personal reasons and will be replaced by Bangladesh seamer Mustafizur rules state that sides could not sign replacement players after the conclusion of their 12th game of the season, with four of the league's ten teams having passed that players signed after the IPL's resumption will not be eligible for retention in the player draft for next season.
