

IPL has Tweaked The Replacement Player Rule | COURTESY – BCCI/IPL
Key highlights
- IPL has Announced a Major Tweak in the rules
- IPL will restart on May 17
- Several overseas stars will be missing
However, many teams are going to be without With south Africa and australia set to begin preparations for the world test championship (WTC) Final and England Hosting West Indies in An Odies and T20I Series, T20I Series, Several T20I series, Several T20I series, several teams are swaeting over the avaibikity Overseas stars, especially for the playoffs.
Delhi Capitals (DC) Have become the first team to announs a replacement after Mustafizur rahman replaced jake Fraser-McGurk, Who will not return for the second Leg Due to Personal Reasons.
Bcci Tweak replacement rule
A report by espncricinfo has reviewed that the board of control for cricket in India (BCCI) has allowed teams to sign replacement players Till the end of the tournament. In a normal season, teams only allowed to sign an injury replacement until the 12th game of the season, but that will no longer be the case.
However, the Indian Cricket Governing Body has been introduced a Major Tweak to the replacement rule. Any player who is signed from now Till the end of the campaign will only be eligible to play for the franchise till the end of this campaign, and franchies will not be alive to retained for 2026 season of the 2026 IPL. However, all players who were signed before the league was suspended are eligible for retention next season.
The tweak in the rule has come to ensure that while franchises can sign players to replace their nights Entertaining the auction.
“Given the Non-Vavailability of Certain Foreign Players due to National Commitments or Personal Reasons or Any Injury or Illness, Temporary Replacement Players will be allowed until the conclusion of Tournament. Register for the IPL Player Auction 2026, “IPL said in an email to franchise as reported by espncricinfo.