IPL 2025: which overseas players are available for the rest of the season?

IPL 2025 Resumes May 17: Full List of Foreign Players Available & Replacements for Each Team

After a brief suspension due to escalating tensions between India and Pakistan, IPL 2025 is all set to resume from May 17. With global players involved, the resumption has raised questions around overseas player availability, especially after several international stars flew back home during the break.

Here’s a team-by-team breakdown of the foreign players still available, those returning later, and temporary replacements signed for the rest of the IPL 2025 season.

Gujarat Titans (GT)

Available Foreign Players:

• Jos Buttler (available until league stage; Kusal Mendis to replace him in playoffs)

• Sherfane Rutherford

• Kagiso Rabada (available until league stage)

• Rashid Khan

• Karim Janat

• Dasun Shanaka

• Gerald Coetzee

Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB)

Available:

• Romario Shepherd

• Phil Salt

• Jacob Bethell (only for 2 games)

• Tim David

• Liam Livingstone

• Lungi Ngidi (available until league stage)

• Nuwan Thushara

Uncertain:

• Josh Hazlewood

Punjab Kings (PBKS)

Available:

• Mitchell Owen

• Azmatullah Omarzai

• Marco Jansen (until league stage)

• Xavier Bartlett

• Kyle Jamieson (injury replacement for Lockie Ferguson)

Uncertain:

• Josh Inglis

• Marcus Stoinis

• Aaron Hardie

Mumbai Indians (MI)

Available:

• Will Jacks (league stage only; Jonny Bairstow to take over in playoffs)

• Ryan Rickelton (replaced in playoffs by Richard Gleeson)

• Bevon Jacobs

• Corbin Bosch (until league stage)

• Mitchell Santner

• Trent Boult

• Reece Topley

• Mujeeb Ur Rahman

Delhi Capitals (DC)

Available:

• Tristan Stubbs (until league stage)

• Faf du Plessis

• Dushmantha Chameera

• Sediqullah Atal

Unavailable:

• Mitchell Starc

• Jake Fraser-McGurk (replaced by Mustafizur Rahman from May 18–24)

• Donovan Ferreira

Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR)

Available:

• Sunil Narine

• Andre Russell

• Quinton de Kock

• Spencer Johnson

• Rahmanullah Gurbaz

• Anrich Nortje

Unavailable:

• Moeen Ali

• Rovman Powell

Lucknow Super Giants (LSG)

Available:

• Aiden Markram (until league stage ends)

• Mitchell Marsh

• Nicholas Pooran

• David Miller

• Matthew Breetzke

• Will O'Rourke (injury replacement for Mayank Yadav)

Unavailable:

• Shamar Joseph

Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH)

Available:

• Pat Cummins

• Travis Head

• Heinrich Klaasen

• Kamindu Mendis

• Eshan Malinga

Unavailable:

• Wiaan Mulder

Rajasthan Royals (RR)

Available:

• Shimron Hetmyer

• Lhuan-dre Pretorius

• Fazalhaq Farooqi

• Kwena Maphaka

• Wanindu Hasaranga

• Maheesh Theekshana

Unavailable:

• Jofra Archer

• Nandre Burger

Chennai Super Kings (CSK)

Available:

• Noor Ahmad

• Matheesha Pathirana

• Dewald Brevis

• Devon Conway

Unavailable:

• Jamie Overton

• Sam Curran

• Rachin Ravindra

• Nathan Ellis

Summary

With the IPL 2025 resuming on May 17, the foreign players' availability list is mixed — some stars are staying through the playoffs, while others will be replaced or are uncertain. Franchises have swiftly signed short-term international replacements to maintain squad depth and competitiveness.