IPL 2025 ke playoffs se pehle hi ek badi khabar saamne aayi hai: South Africa ke naye head coach Shukri Conrad ne apne 8 top players ko World Test Championship (WTC) Final ke liye wapas bula liya hai. Yeh players ab May 27 tak IPL chhod kar South Africa ke preparatory camp mein shamil honge, jahan se woh May 30 ko England ke liye ravana honge. WTC Final June 11 se Lord’s mein Australia ke khilaf khela jayega.
“Initial agreement yeh tha ki players IPL final ke baad 26 May ko wapas aayenge, taaki unhe preparation ke liye kaafi samay mile. Hum apne stance par abhi bhi kayam hain,” Conrad ne kaha.
Yeh decision 7 IPL franchises ke liye ek bada jhatka hai, kyunki yeh players unke liye crucial the:
- Delhi Capitals (DC): Tristan Stubbs
- Punjab Kings (PBKS): Marco Jansen
- Gujarat Titans (GT): Kagiso Rabada
- Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB): Lungi Ngidi
- Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH): Wiaan Mulder
- Lucknow Super Giants (LSG): Aiden Markram
- Mumbai Indians (MI): Corbin Bosch aur Ryan Rickelton
In players ke IPL se nikalne ka matlab hai ki unki respective teams ko playoffs mein unki services nahi milengi, jo unke title aspirations ko affect kar sakta hai.
WTC Final ke liye South Africa ka squad ab in players ke saath complete hoga, aur woh June 3 ko Zimbabwe ke khilaf ek warm-up match khel kar apni tayyari ko final touch denge.
Yeh development ek baar phir se “club vs country” debate ko samne laata hai, jahan players ko franchise commitments aur national duties ke beech balance banana padta hai.
