IPL 2023 Replacement Players List: How Many Players have been Ruled Out of IPL 2023?

Bearing in mind the amount of cricket modern-day cricketers play across all formats, some of them getting ruled out of major tournaments due to different types of injuries isn’t surprising by any means.

The build-up to the imminent 16th season of the Indian Premier League is no different as even the biggest T20 league in the world is currently facing its share of both Indian and overseas players getting ruled out for the whole season.

Mumbai Indians fast bowlers Jasprit Bumrah and Jhye Richardson, Delhi Capitals captain Rishabh Pant, Punjab Kings batter Jonny Bairstow, Rajasthan Royals fast bowler Prasidh Krishna, Chennai Super Kings all-rounder Kyle Jamieson and Royal Challengers Bangalore all-rounder Will Jacks have all been ruled out of IPL 2023 at this point in time.

While the likes of Bumrah, Pant, Bairstow and Krishna haven’t played any representative match this year, the remaining three in Richardson, Jamieson and Jacks have played some form of cricket in 2023 but have managed to suffer individual injuries ahead of IPL 2023.

IPL 2023 Replacement Players List (only table has been updated)

S. No.	Player	Team	Replacement
1	Will Jacks	Royal Challengers Bangalore	Michael Bracewell
2	Kyle Jamieson	Chennai Super Kings	Sisanda Magala
3	Jonny Bairstow	Punjab Kings	Matthew Short
4	Prasidh Krishna	Rajasthan Royals	Sandeep Sharma
5	Rishabh Pant	Delhi Capitals	Abhishek Porel
6	Jasprit Bumrah	Mumbai Indians	Sandeep Warrier
7	Jhye Richardson	Mumbai Indians	Riley Meredith
8	Mukesh Choudhary	Chennai Super Kings	Akash Singh
9	Kane Williamson	Gujarat Titans	Dasun Shanaka
10	Rajat Patidar	Royal Challengers Bangalore	Vyshak Vijay Kumar
11	Shreyas Iyer	Kolkata Knight Riders	Not announced
12	Shakib Al Hasan	Kolkata Knight Riders	Jason Roy
13	Raj Angad Bawa	Punjab Kings	Gurnoor Singh Brar
14	Reece Topley	Royal Challengers Bangalore	Wayne Parnell

UPDATE: Delhi Capitals have officially announced Bengal wicket-keeper batter Abhishek Porel as Pant’s IPL 2023 replacement.

Barring India pacer Sandeep Sharma, all other IPL 2023 replacement players will be participating in the IPL for the first time. Sharma, on the other hand, has been a seasoned campaigner who completed a decade-long career in the IPL last year.

Surprisingly unsold in IPL 2023 auction, Sandeep is the 11th highest wicket-taker (sixth-highest among pacers) in the history of the IPL on the back of picking 114 wickets in 104 matches at an average of 26.33, an economy rate of 7.77 and a strike rate of 20.3.

MI Replacement Players IPL 2023

Indians, most successful IPL franchise, are keeping their cards close to their chest as far as announcing replacements for Bumrah and Richardson are concerned.

While one would expect them to be doing immense brainstorming behind the scenes, captain Rohit Sharma has hinted at making an announcement in the days to come. “We’ve been discussing the options. Hopefully, we can close it in the next few days,” Rohit told reporters in Mumbai on Wednesday.

How Many IPL 2023 Players are Injured?

In addition to the above mentioned names, Kolkata Knight Riders captain Shreyas Iyer (back injury), Royal Challengers fast bowler Josh Hazlewood (achilles tendonitis) and batter Rajat Patidar (heel injury) and Lucknow Super Giants pacer Mohsin Khan (shoulder injury) are some other names who are nursing respective injuries.

Not ruled out of the entire season though, these players could play a role for their respective teams in the second half of IPL 2023.