The 16th edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) is promising to be another exciting season with a total of players who will look forward to going in with the full amount of spirit when they take on their opposition to claim their spots on the elusive Tata IPL 2023 trophy. Despite plenty of fanfare and excitement, many major teams are dealing with injuries to some of their key players.
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Tata IPL 2023: Players & their reasons for the unavailability:
- The 2023 ODI World Cup is almost near the doorstep. India & Mumbai Indians' star pacer Jasprit Bumrah is out already of the IPL season as he is on the road to recovery from his persistent back issue. Jhye Richardson who was acquired by MI, recently underwent surgery after suffering a hamstring injury, forcing him to pull out of the IPL.
- Bumrah's teammate in the Indian National Team, Rishabh Pant, who is also the skipper of Delhi Capitals, will miss IPL 2023, as he continues to recover from his car accident, which happened on December 31 last year.
- Meanwhile, Kyle Jamieson continues to heal from a recurring back injury. He will not be available for Chennai Super Kings for the Tata IPL 2023 season. The shining CSK star Mukesh Choudhary also got ruled out of the league due to a stress fracture
- England all-rounder Will Jacks has also been ruled out of IPL 2023 due to an injury. He was in the squad of RCB. Bangalore lost Rajat Patidar, who is out for an Achilles heel injury for the whole season.
- Jonny Bairstow has remained out of action since September last year, after sustaining an injury while playing golf and is yet to be given medical clearance by England Cricket Board (ECB). He is part of the PBKS franchise and clearly, he will not be available on the pitch for his team this season.
- Prasidh Krishna will not be available for Rajasthan Royals due to a stress fracture in his lumber.
- Kane Williamson sustained a knee injury during saving runs in the season opener match of Tata IPL 2023 against Chennai. GT confirmed his unavailability for the rest of the season.
- Shakib Al Hasan will not be available for Kolkata Knight Riders as he has some personal issues & International Commitments. India batter & KKR skipper Shreyas Iyer will undergo surgery on his injured back. Therefore, he will miss the entire 2023 IPL, and the World Test Championship (WTC) final in June.
Tata IPL 2023: List of players who are not available for the season
- Jasprit Bumrah (MI)
- Jhye Richardson (MI)
- Kyle Jamieson (CSK)
- Prasidh Krishna (RR)
- Will Jacks (RCB)
- Rishabh Pant (DC)
- Jonny Bairstow (PBKS)
- Mukesh Choudhary (CSK)
- Kane Willamson (GT)
- Rajat Patidar (RCB)
- Shakib Al Hasan (KKR)
- Shreyas Iyer (KKR)