The IPL 2024 is around the corner and the franchises have started preparations for the 17th edition of the tournament. All the 10 franchises finalised their squads for IPL 2024 after the auction in Dubai on 19th December, 2023. All teams made strategies and plans to include their favorite players into their squad in the given budget. Most of the team got what they wanted after the auction and ticked all the boxes for IPL 2024.
However, things don’t always work according to the plans as most of the key players have been ruled out of IPL 2024 due to different reasons. There are several players who earned big bucks in the IPL 2024 auction and trading window, but now will not be seen taking part in the tournament, with every player having a reason of his own.
However, the franchises don’t take much time to announce the replacement that can fulfill the position of a ruled out player. Till now, a total of seven players from six teams have ruled out of the IPL 2024, with only three replacements found so far.
In the following article, we will have a look at the list of all the ruled out players from IPL 2024 and their replacements.
Ruled Out Players From Kolkata Knight Riders
1. Jason Roy
Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) got their first shock ahead of IPL 2024 as their star batter Jason Roy opted out of the upcoming season due to family reasons. Roy has been a part of KKR since IPL 2023 after the franchise bought him at a price of ₹2 Crore in the auction. He played eight matches in that season accumulating 285 runs at strike rate of 151.60. He was among the players retained by KKR ahead of IPL 2024 auction with his salary increasing to ₹2.80 Crore.
However, now England’s opening batter has decided to withdraw from IPL 2024 as he wants to spend time with his family. According to Crictracker, Roy himself stated that he has been playing regular cricket since the start of the year, which made him take a break from the IPL to refresh himself with a busy cricket calendar ahead.
Replacement: Soon after Jason Roy opted out of IPL 2024, KKR announced his fellow England cricket Phil Salt as a replacement for the upcoming season. Salt was a part of the Delhi Capitals squad in IPL 2023 where he amassed 218 runs from nine games with a strike rate of 163.91. He was released by DC and went unsold in the IPL 2024 auction on December 19, 2023. Now Salt will be seen playing for KKR after the franchise acquired his services for ₹1.5 Crore ahead of IPL 2024.
2. Gus Atkinson
Gus Atkinson is another England player from KKR to get ruled out of IPL 2024. The English fast bowler got his first IPL contract after KKR acquired his services for ₹1 Crore in the IPL 2024 auction. Now, the England Cricket Board (ECB) has pulled Atkinson out of the IPL to manage his workload ahead of the 2024 T20 World Cup in West Indies and the USA.
Replacement: The 26-year-old has been replaced by the Sri Lankan fast bowler Dushmantha Chameera ahead of IPL 2024. Before KKR, Chameera has been a part of Rajasthan Royals, Royal Challengers Bangalore and Lucknow SuperGiants in the IPL. However he went unsold in the IPL 2024 auction in Dubai. Now, Chameera is finally a part of IPL 2024 as KKR roped him in at a base price of ₹50 Lakhs.
Ruled Out Players From Gujarat Titans
1. Mohammed Shami
Star Indian pacer Mohammed Shami has been ruled out of the IPL 2024 at his peak form. He has been one of the top performers for Gujarat Titans in the last couple of years and finished as the leading wicket-taker in IPL 2023 with 28 scalps from 17 matches. However, the right-arm fast bowler hasn’t played professional cricket since the 2023 ODI World Cup final on 19th November 2023, because of the ankle injury he sustained during the tournament.
Now, it is official that Shami will not be seen playing in the whole season of IPL 2024 due to the injury. The 33-year-old recently underwent surgery in London and would need around 3-4 months to recover, making him unavailable for the IPL and the 2024 T20 World Cup. However, GT haven’t announced any replacement for Shami yet.
Ruled Out Players From Lucknow Supergiants
1. Mark Wood
England fast bowler Mark Wood has been a part of Lucknow Supergiants since IPL 2022 after the franchise acquired his services for ₹7.50 Crore in the auction. The right-arm pacer took 11 wickets from four matches in IPL 2023 and was retained by LSG ahead of IPL 2024. Now, he also became unavailable for the upcoming season as the ECB decided to manage his workload ahead of the T20 World Cup and the 2024 English summer just like Gus Atkinson.
Replacement: As soon as Mark Wood became unavailable for IPL 2024, LSG announced West Indies pacer Shamar Joseph as the replacement. Shamar was the star in West Indies’ historic Gabba Test victory against Australia on 28th January, 2024. Now, the 24-year-old has been roped in by LSG for ₹3 Crore ahead of IPL 2024.
Ruled Out Players From Rajasthan Royals
1. Prasidh Krishna
Fast bowler Prasidh Krishna will be missing his second successive IPL season for Rajasthan Royals (RR) due to injury. He sustained an injury during the Ranji Trophy and underwent quadriceps surgery that made him unavailable for IPL 2024. However, RR haven’t announced his replacement yet.
Ruled Out Players From Chennai Super Kings
1. Devon Conway
The defending champions Chennai Super Kings suffered a major blow as their regular opening batter Devon Conway was ruled out of IPL 2024. The New Zealand batter sustained a thumb injury during a Test match against Australia at Christchurch a few days ago. After that, Conway underwent a surgery and is expected to miss cricket for almost eight weeks. CSK haven’t announced his replacement for the upcoming season yet.
Ruled Out Players From Delhi Capitals
1. Harry Brook
After a disappointing season in IPL 2023, England batter Harry Brook who was picked at a whopping ₹13.5 Crore by Sunrisers Hyderabad, was released by the franchise ahead of IPL 2024 auction. After that, Delhi Capitals acquired his services for ₹4 Crore in the auction in December 2023. Now, Brook has opted out of IPL 2023 due to personal reasons. He was recently seen playing in the Test series in India and is set to miss IPL 2024. DC haven’t announced any replacement yet.
Ruled Out Players From Mumbai Indians
1. Dilshan Madushanka
Another injury blow in IPL 2024 as Mumbai Indians pacer has been ruled from the initial matches of the season after sustaining an hamstring injury during the second ODI of the three-match series between Sri Lanka and Bangladesh. The Sri Lankan left-arm pacer was picked by MI for ₹4.6 Crore in the IPL 2024. Now, he will be missing from the initial games of IPL 2024 and likely to get ruled from the entire season. MI hasn’t announced his replacement yet.
