New Delhi: With the majority of the Australian contingent expected not to return for the remainder of the Indian Premier League (IPL), the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has allowed the franchises to sign temporary replacements, but those players will not be eligible for retention for the next season.“The IPL Governing Council and the BCCI have reworked the player replacement rules, and the franchises are now allowed to make replacements for the players unavailable due to the current situation, as their international calendars are overlapping with the rescheduled IPL,” a senior BCCI official told TimesofIndia.com.“So, the franchises can name replacements as of now, but those players will return to the auction pool and will not be up for retention.”TimesofIndia.com had reported that Australia opener Jake Fraser-McGurk will not be coming for the remainder of IPL 2025, which will restart on May 17, and Delhi Capitals had already announced Mustafizur Rahman as his replacement.

Rahman has so far played 57 IPL matches and has 61 wickets to his name. He has played 106 T20Is for Bangladesh, picking up 132 wickets in those matches. The left-arm medium pacer will join Delhi Capitals for Rs 6 crore.Who’s that IPL player?It is also understood that left-arm quick Mitchell Starc is all set to pull out from IPL 2025 as well. Delhi Capitals will play their next match on Sunday against Gujarat Titans at the Arun Jaitley Stadium.It is also reliably learned that Punjab Kings players Marcus Stoinis and Josh Inglis are definitely not going back to India, whereas the chances of Aaron Hardie and Xavier Bartlett are 50-50. Punjab will take on Rajasthan Royals on Sunday at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur.