IPL 2023: Good news for these IPL teams, now these players will not come late
IPL 2023: IPL 2023 is starting from March 31, but in the meantime, some teams will be playing series in their respective countries, after which it was feared that their players would miss the opening match of IPL.
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IPL 2023 News: The preparation for IPL 2023 has now become more intense. The 16th season of IPL will be played from 31 March. Meanwhile, the preparation of all the teams is now almost in the last stage. Many teams have even set up their camps and players are practising in them. The very first match will be between CSK captained by MS Dhoni and Gujarat Titans commanded by Hardik Pandya. While one team is a four-time IPL champion, GT’s team had already captured the IPL trophy in the very first season. Team India will play three ODIs against Australia. This series will end on March 22 and after that, all the players will be completely painted in the colours of IPL.
Meanwhile, the availability of some foreign players in the opening matches of the IPL was stuck. Because they will be playing their respective series. But meanwhile, a piece of good news has come for all ten teams. Due to this, the teams will not have any problems in the initial matches and the players who have been bought by the teams at an expensive price can play in the playing XI from the very first match.
New Zealand players will be available from the first match of IPL 2023
In fact, the first match of the IPL will be played on March 31 at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. This will be the time when the New Zealand team will be playing ODI and T20 series from Sri Lanka. The Test series between Sri Lanka and New Zealand is currently underway. After this, there will be three ODIs and three T20 matches. This series will end on April 8. That is, the players of New Zealand and Sri Lanka would not be able to play IPL till at least 8th April, it was feared. But now it has been cleared by the New Zealand Cricket Board that all the players selected by the teams in the IPL will join their respective IPL franchises even before the first match of the IPL. With this, IPL teams can heave a sigh of relief. Although Sri Lankan players also play IPL, the picture regarding them is not clear yet.
New Zealand players will join their respective IPL franchises after the first ODI
The first match of the ongoing Test series between New Zealand and Sri Lanka has been held, in which the Sri Lankan team lost by two wickets. After this, the second Test will be played from 17 to 21 March. After this, the One Day series will start, whose matches will be played on 25, 28 and 31 March. At the same time, T20 series matches will be played on April 2, 5 and 8. In such a situation, it should be assumed that after playing the first ODI, the players of the IPL will reach India and join their respective teams.
Meanwhile, the New Zealand team for the ODI series has been announced. Kane Williamson will not be there in this, it is said that he has been given rest. The command of the team will be in the hands of Tom Latham, who does not play IPL. For the players who have played IPL and have been selected for the team, it is written in front of their names that they will be available for the first ODI only. After this will come to India. This will no longer be a problem for IPL teams and they will be in a position to field players bought at high prices in the very first match itself. However, the screw is stuck regarding the players of South Africa. His players miss the first few matches. It has to be seen what kind of agreement is reached between the BCCI and Cricket South Africa regarding this matter and the picture regarding Sri Lankan players is yet to be precise.
