On Wednesday, May 14, South Africa’s Gerald Coetzee and England’s Jos Buttler will return to the Gujarat Titans squad in preparation for the May 17 start of the IPL 2025.
Due to cross-border tensions between India and Pakistan The IPL was postponed for a week on May 9. They were the only two foreign players from the GT squad to depart India. Kagiso Rabada, Karim Janat, Sherfane Rutherford, and Rashid Khan, their other foreign players, had remained in India with the rest of the team.
However, Rutherford was selected for the West Indies ODI team for the May 29–June 3 series in England. Which will conflict with the 2025 IPL playoffs. Jos Buttler may miss the playoffs. Since he was included in England’s white-ball teams. Following the team release on Tuesday. An ECB spokeswoman stated, “We’re keen to support the IPL and the BCCI in getting the schedule up and running. And to facilitate players’ return should they choose to go back.”
Jos Buttler will rejoin the Gujarat Titans squad
The league phase has three games left. With 16 points, GT is ahead of Royal Challengers Bengaluru in terms of net run rate. When the two countries’ ceasefire was announced on May 10. They were the first squad to resume practice. making it possible for the IPL to start.
Their league round concludes with two home games in Ahmedabad. GT against the Chennai Super Kings on May 25 and the Lucknow Super Giants on May 22. Their next game is against the Delhi Capitals at Delhi on May 18.
The IPL released the updated schedule for the rest of the season on Monday. In addition to the four playoff games, there are still 13 regular games left. Six locations Delhi, Jaipur, Lucknow, Ahmedabad, Mumbai, and Bengaluru will host the remaining league games. The playoff locations have not yet been revealed. Qualifier 1 will take place on May 29, the Eliminator on May 30, Qualifier 2 on June 1, and the final on June 3.
