The 18th edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 season has kick-started on a full spree with Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) taking on the Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) at the Eden Gardens, Kolkata after a glittery opening ceremony. While a lot of uncapped players have been added to the IPL squads, numerous seasoned players of the league had to be ruled out from the IPL 2025 edition due to injuries. As they say, the show must go on.
The IPL franchises have actively worked upon onboarding perfect substitutes for the injured players, including Jasprit Bumrah, Sanju Samson and others, in the past few weeks in order to get their squad in a fiery mode. Have you ever wondered how replacements are made in the world’s wealthiest and most prominent cricket Indian Premier League (IPL)? Well, let’s find out.
In this article we will take a look at the recent changes that have been made to the rules for player replacements and how they will work at the ongoing IPL 2025 season.
IPL 2025 Rule Update: Changes in Player Replacements and How They Work This Season
As the IPL 2025 season kicks off in full swing, a majority of the IPL franchises have already announced their replacements for the injured players who will be playing in the upcoming matches. All eyes of IPL aficionados are on the new replacement rule.
Read More
Prolonged Replacement Period
As per the new replacement rule, IPL teams are now allowed to replace the unavailable players until their 12th league match. Earlier, it was a mandate for the teams to get the replacements done by their 7th league match. Well, this change has undoubtedly given an added advantage to the team in deciding their playing XI.
Players Eligible for Mid-Season Replacement
According to the new replacement rule of the Indian Premier League (IPL) the teams will be allowed to replace only the below mentioned category of players:
- Players suffering a season-ending injury or illness, verified by a BCCI-appointed doctor.
- Additionally, the injury or illness of a player must occur on or before the team’s 12th match.
- Most significantly, once replaced, the player will not be allowed to male a comeback for the remainder of the season even if he fully recovers.
Are IPL Teams Allowed to Sign a Player for a Single Match?
The new replacement rule in the Indian Premier League (IPL) made a shocking revelation, restricting teams from signing a player only for a single match. The IPL teams will be allowed to sign only a wicketkeeper as a replacement for a single match in rare cases where the regular options would be unavailable in the team. Additionally, as per the new rule, if the team already has a total of eight overseas players, the temporary wicket keeper must be of an Indian nationality.
What is the Salary Cap of the IPL Replacements?
Well, the new replacement rule of the Indian Premier League (IPL) clearly states that the replacement player’s salary cap cannot exceed the salary cap of the original players who have been replaced.
List of Confirmed Replacements for IPL 2025
An anecdote of injured IPL players and their confirmed replacements who will be taking over the ongoing IPL 2025 season is provided below:
| S.No | Injured Player | Replacement | IPL Team |
| 1 | Umran Malik | Chetan Sakariya | Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) |
| 2 | Allah Ghazanfar | Mujeeb Ur Rahman | Mumbai Indians (MI) |
| 3 | Lizaad Williams | Corbin Bosch | Mumbai Indians (MI) |
| 4 | Brydon Carse | Wiaan Mulder | Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) |
