As soon as BCCI’s new rule came, overseas players path changed, a BIG announcement was made for the next three seasons of IPL
New Delhi: The dates of all the seasons of IPL from 2025-2027 have been revealed but it is yet to be officially confirmed. Meanwhile, a new update has come out that 7 countries including Australia-New Zealand have given their players the freedom to participate in the next three seasons of the Indian Premier League. Let us also tell you that Pakistan’s name is not included in these, whose players have not played in the Indian Premier League since 2008.
Australia, New Zealand, Afghanistan, South Africa, West Indies and Zimbabwe have given their players the freedom to play in the IPL for the next three seasons. Players playing for England’s national team will also be seen playing in all the next three seasons. But there are still question marks on some Sri Lankan and Australian players. As far as the Bangladesh team is concerned, Shakib Al Hasan has confirmed to play all three seasons, but other players may remain available for some time.
Pakistan-Australia series will clash with IPL:
A media report revealed that IPL 2025 will start on March 14 and the final will be played on May 25. At the same time, 3 T20 and 3 ODI matches are to be played between Pakistan and Australia in the month of February-March in the year 2026. This series will be played immediately after the T20 World Cup 2026. A new update has also come out on this subject the players who are part of the T20 World Cup 2024 will be given a rest from the Pakistan series and they will have complete freedom to play in the IPL.
In the year 2027, Australia and England are going to play a special Test match in Melbourne on the completion of 150 years of Test cricket. This match is to be played in March. The report said that the players will be given rest from this match and allowed to play in the IPL. This news has come at a time when BCCI had recently issued a rule that if any foreign player is not available for the auction or leaves the team before the season starts, he will have to face a ban of 2 years.