The Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 season will commence on March 22, featuring defending champions Kolkata Knight Riders against Royal Challengers Bengaluru at Eden Gardens, Kolkata.
The 18th season of the 10-team tournament follows a significant squad restructuring after the IPL Mega Auction in November. Teams are working to establish effective player combinations while dealing with injury concerns, including Indian pace bowler Jasprit Bumrah’s anticipated return from a long absence.
Players who will miss the start of IPL 2025
Mayank Yadav: Lucknow Super Giants have three seamers on the sidelines but none more important than Mayank Yadav (the other two being Mohsin Khan and Avesh Khan). All three await fitness clearance as they work on recovering from respective injuries at the National Cricket Academy (NCA). While LSG are hopeful of having Mohsin and Avesh back in time, Mayank remains touch and go.
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Jasprit Bumrah: Mumbai Indians seamer Jasprit Bumrah continues to stay on the sidelines after his lower back issue during the Border-Gavaskar Trophy in Australia. He missed the bilateral series against England and the Champions Trophy triumph as he continues to reduce his workload. With a tour of England in June, Bumrah is reported to take further break before joining his MI teammates.
Harry Brook: The England batter pulled out of the retirement and issued an apology to his franchise Delhi Capitals for the late decision. As a result of his decision to withdraw from the IPL, he has been banned from the T20 competition for two seasons. As per the rule, any foreign player giving the IPL a miss after getting picked at the auction faces a two-year ban from the competition, unless they’re injured. Brook had withdrawn from the 2024 season after the death of his grandmother. Before IPL 2025 he opted out to focus on his England career.
Hardik Pandya: Unlike the rest on this list, Hardik Pandya will miss Mumbai’s first match of IPL 2025, against Chennai Super Kings at the MA Chidambaram Stadium, not because of injury but for a technicality. Pandya was suspended for one match during IPL 2024 due to a slow over rate vs Lucknow Super Giants, and as a result, he will not be available for selection.
Team-by-team focus
Chennai Super Kings have assembled a strong squad under new captain Ruturaj Gaikwad, with MS Dhoni, Ravindra Jadeja, and international talents like Sam Curran and Devon Conway in their ranks.
CSK IPL 2025 squad: Ruturaj Gaikwad (c), MS Dhoni, Ravindra Jadeja, Shivam Dube, Matheesha Pathirana, Noor Ahmad, Ravichandran Ashwin, Devon Conway, Syed Khaleel Ahmed, Rachin Ravindra, Rahul Tripathi, Vijay Shankar, Sam Curran, Shaik Rashid, Anshul Kamboj, Mukesh Choudhary, Deepak Hooda, Gurjanpreet Singh, Nathan Ellis, Jamie Overton, Kamlesh Nagarkoti, Ramakrishnan Ghosh, Shreyas Gopal, Vansh Bedi, Andre Siddarth.
Delhi Capitals enter the season with Axar Patel leading a mix of experienced and emerging players, including Mitchell Starc, Faf du Plessis, and promising youngsters. The team will miss Harry Brook, who has withdrawn from the tournament.
DC IPL 2025 squad: KL Rahul, Jake Fraser-McGurk, Karun Nair, Abhishek Porel, Tristian Stubbs, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, T Natrajan, Mitchell Starc, Sameer Rizvi, Ashutosh Sharma, Mohit Sharma, Faf du Plessis, Mukesh Kumar, Darshan Nalkande, Vipraj Nigam, Dushmanta Chameera, Donovan Ferreira, Ajay Mandal, Manvanth Kumar, Tripurana Vijay, Madhav Tiwari.
Withdrawn players: Harry Brook.
Gujarat Titans, led by Shubman Gill, have strengthened their lineup with Jos Buttler, Kagiso Rabada, and Mohammed Siraj, alongside established players like Rashid Khan and Rahul Tewatia.
GT IPL 2025 squad: Shubman Gill (c), Jos Buttler, B. Sai Sudharshan, Shahrukh Khan, Kagiso Rabada, Mohammed Siraj, Prasidh Krishna, Rahul Tewatia, Rashid Khan, Nishant Sindhu, Mahipal Lomror, Kumar Kushagra, Anuj Rawat, Manav Suthar, Washington Sundar, Gerald Coetzee, Mohmmad Arshad Khan, Gurnoor Singh Brar, Sherfane Rutherford, R. Sai Kishore, Ishant Sharma, Jayant Yadav, Glenn Phillips, Kareem Janat, Kulwant Khejroliya.
Kolkata Knight Riders, under Ajinkya Rahane’s leadership, features a balanced combination with Quinton de Kock, Andre Russell, and Sunil Narine. The team faces a setback with Umran Malik’s injury.
Ajinkya Rahane (c), Rinku Singh, Quinton de Kock, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Venkatesh Iyer, Ramandeep Singh, Andre Russell, Anrich Nortje, Harshit Rana, Sunil Narine, Varun Chakaravarthy, Vaibhav Arora, Mayank Markande, Rovman Powell, Manish Pandey, Spencer Johnson, Luvnith Sisodia, Anukul Roy, Moeen Ali, Umran Malik.
Injured players: Umran Malik.
Mumbai Indians, captained by Hardik Pandya, includes stalwarts Rohit Sharma and Jasprit Bumrah. The team has made replacements, bringing in Mujeeb-ur-Rahman and Corbin Bosch for Allah Ghazanfar and Lizaad Williams.
MI IPL 2025 squad: Hardik Pandya (c), Jasprit Bumrah, Rohit Sharma, Tilak Verma, Trent Boult, Naman Dhir, Robin Minz, Karn Sharma, Ryan Rickelton, Deepak Chahar, Will Jacks, Ashwani Kumar, Mitchell Santner, Reece Topley, Shrijith Krishnan, Raj Angad Bawa, Venkat Satyanarayana Raju, Bevon Jacobs, Arjun Tendulkar, Vignesh Puthhur, Suryakumar Yadav.
Injury replacements: Allah Ghazanfar and Lizaad Williams were replaced by Mujeeb-ur-Rahman and Corbin Bosch.
Lucknow Super Giants, with Rishabh Pant as captain, boasts a strong international contingent including David Miller, Aiden Markram, and Nicholas Pooran. The team is managing injuries to Mitchell Marsh and Mayank Yadav.
LSG IPL 2025 squad: Rishabh Pant (c), David Miller, Aiden Markram, Nicholas Pooran, Mitchell Marsh, Avesh Khan, Mayank Yadav, Mohsin Khan, Ravi Bisnoi, Abdul Samad, Aryan Juyal, Akash Deep, Himmat Singh, M Siddharth, Digvesh Singh, Shahbaz Ahmed, Akash Singh, Shamar Joseph, Prince Yadav, Yuvraj Chaudhary, Rajvardhan Hangargekar, Arshin Kulkarni, Matthew Breetzke.
Injured players: Mayank Yadav
Punjab Kings, led by Shreyas Iyer, has assembled a formidable squad featuring Yuzvendra Chahal, Glenn Maxwell, and Marco Jansen. Lockie Ferguson’s injury poses a challenge for the team.
PBKS IPL 2025 squad: Shreyas Iyer (c), Yuzvendra Chahal, Arshdeep Singh, Marcus Stoinis, Glenn Maxwell, Shashank Singh, Prabhsimran Singh, Harpreet Brar, Vijaykumar Vyshak, Yash Thakur, Marco Jansen, Josh Inglis, Lockie Ferguson, Azmatullah Omarzai, Harnoor Pannu, Kuldeep Sen, Priyansh Arya, Aaron Hardie, Musheer Khan, Suryansh Shedge, Xavier Bartlett, Pyla Avinash, Pravin Dubey, Nehal Wadhera.
Injured players: Lockie Ferguson
Rajasthan Royals, captained by Sanju Samson, combines domestic talent like Yashasvi Jaiswal and Riyan Parag with international stars including Jofra Archer and Wainindu Hasaranga.
RR IPL 2025 squad: Sanju Samson (c), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Riyan Parag, Dhruv Jurel, Shimron Hetmyer, Sandeep Sharma, Jofra Archer, Wainindu Hasaranga, Maheesh Theekshana, Akash Madhwal, Kumar Kartikeya Singh, Nitish Rana, Tushar Deshpande, Shubham Dubey, Yudhvir Charak, Fazal Farooqi, Vaibhav Suryavanshi, Kwena Maphaka, Kunal Rathore, Ashok Sharma.
Royal Challengers Bengaluru enter the tournament under Rajat Patidar’s leadership, with Virat Kohli, Josh Hazlewood, and Liam Livingstone forming the core. Josh Hazlewood’s injury status remains a concern.
RCB IPL 2025 squad:Rajat Patidar (c), Virat Kohli, Yash Dayal, Josh Hazlewood, Phil Salt, Jitesh Sharma, Liam Livingstone, Rasikh Dar, Suyash Sharma, Krunal Pandya, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Swapnil Singh, Tim David, Romario Shepherd, Nuwan Thushara, Manoj Bhandage, Jacob Bethel, Devdutt Padikkal, Swastik Chhikara, Lungi Ngidi, Abhinandan Singh, Mohit Rathee.
Injured players: Josh Hazlewood
Sunrisers Hyderabad, led by Pat Cummins, features Travis Head, Heinrich Klassen, and Mohammad Shami. The team has replaced Brydon Carse with Wiaan Mulder due to injury considerations.
SRH IPL 2025 squad: Pat Cummins (c), Travis Head, Abhishek Sharma, Heinrich Klassen, Nitish Reddy, Ishan Kishan, Mohammad Shami, Harshal Patel, Rahul Chahar, Adam Zampa, Atharva Taide, Abhinav Manohar, Simarjeet Singh, Zeeshan Ansari, Jaydev Unadkat, Kamindu Mendis, Aniket Verma, Eshan Malinga, Sachin Baby.
Injured players and replacements: Pat Cummins; Wiaan Mulder for Brydon Carse.
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