Former England captain Jos Buttler and South African fast bowler Gerald Coetzee are fixed to reply the Gujarat Titans (GT) squad on Wednesday, May 14, fast of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 renewal on May 17.
Buttler and Coetzee were the only two foreign players from the GT camp to have provisionally left India after the IPL was postponed for a week on May 9, following cross-border tensions between India and Pakistan.
Temporarily, the rest of GTโs overseas depending Rashid Khan, Sherfane Rutherford, Kagiso Rabada, and Karim Janat remained in India with the squad.
Rutherford, though, has been named in the West Indiesโ ODI squad for the future series against England, scheduled from May 29 to June 3.
This series clangs with the IPL 2025 playoff stage. England are yet to proclaim their squad for the same, but Buttler is probable to be in argument.
Meanwhile, Australian stars Pat Cummins and Travis Head are also probable to rejoin the Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) squad before the league restarts.
Like others, they had left India after the temporary suspension of the tournament. The decision to restart the season was made on May 11, following a ceasefire agreement between India and Pakistan.
Despite SRH being out of playoff contention, with just three wins in 11 matches and currently placed eighth on the points table, Cummins the SRH captain is expected to return along with Head.
Both players were named in Australiaโs Test squad for the ICC World Test Championship (WTC) final against South Africa, which will take place at Lordโs from June 11.
“Pat has a responsibility as captain of the franchise and is looking at returning,” Cumminsโ manager Neil Maxwell told News Corp on Tuesday.
Cricket Australiaโs Head of National Teams, Ben Oliver, acknowledged the complexity of the situation: “Itโs an extreme situation, and weโll work with players on their individual decisions to return to India or not over the next two days.”
There is no official confirmation yet regarding the return of other SRH overseas players, including Heinrich Klaasen, Eshan Malinga, Kamindu Mendis, and Wiaan Mulder. Notably, Mulder has also been selected in South Africaโs squad for the WTC final.
Having finished as runners-up in IPL 2024, SRH have struggled this season. Their remaining three fixtures are all away matches: against Lucknow Super Giants (May 19 in Lucknow), Royal Challengers Bengaluru (May 23 in Bengaluru), and Kolkata Knight Riders (May 25 in Delhi).
The IPL released the revised schedule for the remainder of the season on May 12, which includes 13 remaining league-stage matches and four playoff fixtures.
The remaining league matches will be held across six venues โ Delhi, Jaipur, Lucknow, Ahmedabad, Mumbai, and Bengaluru. Playoff venues are yet to be announced.
