Bad news for IPL teams, Cricket South Africa said- We want players to come back to the country by 26 May
Cricket South Africa has said that he wants his players selected for the World Test Championship Finals to return to their homeland from IPL 2025 to 26 May. Let us know that Cricket South Africa announced the team for the World Test Championship final to be held at Lord’s on Tuesday (May 13) on Tuesday (May 13), in which 8 of the selected players are playing IPL.
Shukri Conrad, the new head coach of the South Africa team, said, “The initial agreement with IPL and BCCI was that the final will be held on 25 May, our players would return on 26th, so that they would get enough time before we leave for England on 30th. Nothing has changed from our point of view. Cricket Director (Hanok NKway) and Foletesi Moseki (CEO of Cricket South Africa) are looking into the matter. But as it is, I don’t think we are going to back down on it. We want our players back on the 26th, and hopefully it will happen. ”
Corbin Bosch (Mumbai Indians), Vian Mulder (Sunrisers Hyderabad) Marco Yansen (Punjab Kings), Aden Markram (Lucknow Supergiants), Lungi Angidi (Royal Challengers Bangalore), Kagiso Rabada (Gujarat Titans), Ryan Ryyan Ricelton (Mumbai Indians) and Triston Stabs (Delhi Capitals) The championship is part of the team selected for the final.
Hyderabad is out of the playoff race and has to play his last match against Kolkata Knight Riders on 25 May, so Vian Malders can return to their homeland on time. But the rest of the teams remain in the race.
The players selected for the final have been asked to gather in Arundel, England by 31 May. The team will then play a warm -up match against Zimbabwe from June 3 to 6 and will leave for London from 7 June.
Significantly, the IPL was suspended for a week due to increasing tension on the border between India and Pakistan. Due to which the schedule had to be replaced and now the league stage will end by 27 May and the playoffs will start from May 29.
Apart from 8 players selected for the World Test Championship Final, other South African players in the IPL are Dewald Brevis (Chennai Super Kings), Faf du Plessis and Donovan Pharera (Delhi Capital), Garald Koetzi (Gujarat Titans), Quinton de Kock and Enrich Norther Breetzke (Lucknow Super Giants), Nandre Burger, Quen Mafaka, Luan-Dre Pretorius (Rajasthan Royals) and Henriqu Klassen (Sunrisers Hyderabad).
Let us know that after a week, IPL 2025 will start again from February 17.
