The players from Afghanistan, England, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa and Zimbabwe have committed to being fully available for the next three IPL seasons.
Earlier on November 22, BCCI has revealed IPL dates for the next three seasons (2025-2027). Particularly, the ECB has assured that the centrally contracted players are set to participate throughout the three seasons.
The England players like Harry Brook, Jofra Archer, Gus Atkinson, Jonny Bairstow, Jacob Bethell, Jos Buttler, Brydon Carse, Zak Crawley, Sam Curran, Ben Duckett, Will Jacks, Liam Livingstone, Ollie Pope, Matthew Potts, Adil Rashid, Phil Salt, Olly Stone, and Reece Topley will be available for all matches throughout the cycle.
BCCI said, “ECB’s non centrally contracted players are available for the next three seasons of the IPL. Some players will be out of contract in this period but within their current contracts they are available.”
The Bangladesh Cricket Board has also notified with varying availability for each players across the three year period.
Players like Taskin Ahmed, Litton Kumar Das, Mahedi Hasan, Shakib Al Hasan, Rishad Hossain, Towhid Hridoy, Shoriful Islam, Shohidul Islam, Hasan Mahmud, Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Mustafizur Rahman, Nahid Rana, Tanzim Hasan Sakib has been included in the list.
However, there are some uncertainities regarding the availability of a few Sri Lankan players and few Australian players who will feature in the Ashes against England in 2027.
The players will be fully available for 2025 season. However, the availability for 2026 and 2027 will depend on the players’ status in the league after the 2025 season.
Sri Lanka cricket will confirm the participation details for retained and released players closer to the auctions for each season.
However, Australian players will be ful available for all three IPL seasons though a few exceptions remain. With the 150th anniversary of the One off test match against England in 2027 might limit players in IPL duties.
In 2026, Pakistan will tour Australia for a three match series while in 2027. However, New Zealand cricket has also ensured full availability for their players. Apart from March Chapman and Will Young others will be available for the entire season.
South African players have committed to full participation except for Rile Rossouw and Nandre Burger might be missing some matches of the 2025 season.
Afghanistan players are set to participate fully in all three seasons, ensuring the full availablity in the IPL. Cricket Boards of West Indies and Zimbabawe are commited available for the full IPL cycle.
