The 17th season of the Indian Premier League (IPL) got underway on March 22 at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai, as defending champions Chennai Super Kings take on Royal Challengers Bangalore.
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The player auction for this season took place in December, with some of the buys raising a few eyebrows. Australian duo Pat Cummins and Mitchell Starc fetched bids of over Rs 20 crore, with the former also being named captain of the Sunrisers Hyderabad.
IPL 2024 - Updated list of injured, missing players and their replacements
Last week, a press release from the BCCI provided an update on the fitness of three Indian players; Delhi Capitals' Rishabh Pant was cleared to return as a wicketkeeper-batter, for the first time after his car accident in December 2022.
However, fast bowlers Prasidh Krishna (Rajasthan Royals) and Mohammed Shami (Gujarat Titans) were ruled out of the tournament. Earlier, England internationals Mark Wood and Jason Roy were also announced to be missing this season.
On March 22, Ranji Trophy player of the tournament Tanush Kotian replaced Adam Zampa at Rajasthan Royals. The off-spinner took 29 wickets and scored 502 runs for the victorious Mumbai team.
On Thursday, March 28, Kolkata Knight Riders and Rajasthan Royals announced Allah Ghazanfar and Keshav Maharaj as replacements for Mujeeb Ur Rahman and Prasidh Krishna respectively.
On Sunday, March 31, Wanindu Hasaranga was ruled out of the IPL due to a left heel injury. It was initially believed that the Sri Lankan bowler would miss the first week due to injury but he was later forced out of the entire tournament. Sunrisers Hyderabad had picked him for a base price of Rs 1.5 crore ahead of IPL 2024.
Here is the full list of injured players and their replacements this season.
| Name | Country | Team | Reason for Withdrawal | Replacement |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mohammed Shami | India | Gujarat Titans | Injury | Sandeep Warrier |
| Prasidh Krishna | India | Rajasthan Royals | Injury | Keshav Maharaj |
| Mark Wood | England | Lucknow Super Giants | Workload management | Shamar Joseph |
| Gus Atkinson | England | Kolkata Knight Riders | Workload management | Dushmantha Chameera |
| Matthew Wade | Australia | Gujarat Titans | Sheffield Shield final (first two matches only) | - |
| Devon Conway | New Zealand | Chennai Super Kings | Injury (~Five weeks) | - |
| Jason Roy | England | Kolkata Knight Riders | Personal reasons | Phil Salt |
| Harry Brook | England | Delhi Capitals | Personal reasons | Lizaad Williams |
| Lungi Ngidi | South Africa | Delhi Capitals | Injury | Jake Fraser-McGurk |
| Robin Minz | India | Gujarat Titans | Injury | BR Sharath |
| Jason Behrendorff | Australia | Mumbai Indians | Injury | Luke Wood |
| Dilshan Madushanka | Sri Lanka | Mumbai Indians | Injury | Kwena Maphaka |
| Adam Zampa | Australia | Rajasthan Royals | Personal reasons | Tanush Kotian |
| Mujeeb Ur Rahman | Afghanistan | Kolkata Knight Riders | Injury | Allah Ghazanfar |
| David Willey | England | Lucknow Super Giants | Personal reasons | Matt Henry |
| Wanindu Hasaranga | Sri Lanka | Sunrisers Hyderabad | Injury | Vijayakanth Viyaskanth |
| Mustafizur Rahman | Bangladesh | Chennai Super Kings | Visa-related formalities for T20 World Cup | - |
| Shivam Mavi | India | Lucknow Super Giants | Injury | - |
| Vishnu Vinod | India | Mumbai Indians | Injury | Harvik Desai |
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