IPL 2025 Playoffs: Top 4 Players Dropped From The Teams

After an explosive season, the IPL 2025 Playoffs are all set to commence today, May 29, featuring the top four teams from the league stage: Punjab Kings (PBKS), Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB), Gujarat Titans (GT), and Mumbai Indians (MI).

While the supporters of the franchises are unconditionally supporting the players to clinch the prestigious title of the 18th edition of the Indian Premier League, a few prominent players from these teams will shockingly remain unavailable during the IPL 2025 playoffs due to various inevitable concerns putting their squads in challenging spots.

In this article we will take a look at the top four players who will be missing out on the IPL 2025 playoffs.

IPL 2025 Playoffs: Top 4 Players Dropped From The Teams

• Jacob Bethell – Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB)

The sensational batting all-rounder, Jacob Bethell, often hailed as one of the greatest players of the Indian Premier League, is at the first spot in our list of the top four players who will miss the IPL 2025 playoffs.

Jacob Bethell has already been selected for England’s white-ball squads for the upcoming One Day International (ODI) and Twenty20 International (T20I) series against the West Indies, starting on May 29, 2025, leading to his sudden departure from the Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) squad after their final league-stage match on May 23 to fulfill his international duties.

• Marco Jansen – Punjab Kings (PBKS)

At the second spot in our list of the top four players who will be missing out on the IPL 2025 playoffs, we have the iconic South African cricketer, Marco Jansen, who plays for the South Africa national cricket team and Sunrisers Eastern Cape in domestic matches.

According to reports, Marco Jansen has been selected in the South Africa’s squad for the ICC World Test Championship (WTC) Final against Australia, scheduled to begin on June 11 at Lord’s Cricket Ground, which will make him miss out on the IPL 2025 playoffs. Well, owing to his annihilating bowling spells in both the powerplay and death overs, the PBKS will undoubtedly face a hard time on the pitch in his absence.

• Will Jacks – Mumbai Indians (MI)

Next, at the third spot in our list of the top four players who will miss the IPL 2025 playoffs, we have the English batting all-rounder Will Jacks, who was acquired by the Mumbai Indians (MI) franchise for a staggering INR 5.25 crore at the TATA IPL 2025 mega auction held in Jeddah in November 2024.

Will Jacks has undoubtedly justified his hefty auction bracket throughout the IPL 2025 edition, amassing 233 runs in the thirteen matches that he played for the Mumbai Indians (MI) squad. According to reports, Will Jacks’ selection in the England’s national squad for the upcoming white-ball series against the West Indies, which begins on May 29, is the major reason for the batting all-rounder missing out on the upcoming playoffs of the IPL 2025 edition.

• Jos Buttler – Gujarat Titans (GT)

Finally, at the fourth spot in our list of the top four players who will be missing out on the IPL 2025 playoffs, we have the legendary English international cricketer, Jos Buttler, who has undoubtedly proven to be one of the most reliable flag bearers of the Gujarat Titans (GT) franchise throughout the IPL 2025 edition.

According to reports, Jos Buttler has been picked up for the England’s national squad for the white-ball series against the West Indies, which begins on May 29, leading to his shocking departure from the Gujarat Titans (GT) squad for the IPL 2025 edition. Throughout the 18th edition of the Indian Premier League, Jos Buttler amassed a total of 538 runs in 14 matches that he played.

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