The IPL 2022 will begin on the 26th of March. The festival of cricket, however, coincides with several international bilateral series. This will lead to many players missing out on the initial stage of the IPL. Players from South Africa, Australia, and Bangladesh are expected to be absent in the first. So, which are the players who will be missing? What are the reasons for their absentee? Here’s an in-depth look:
Players Who Will Miss 1st Week of IPL 2022:
| Player Name | Country | IPL Team | Reason |
| Dwaine Pretorius | South Africa | Chennai Super Kings | Bangladesh Tour of South Africa 2022. |
| Pat Cummins | Australia | Kolkata Knight Riders | Australia Tour of Pakistan 2022. |
| Aaron Finch | Australia | Kolkata Knight Riders | Australia Tour of Pakistan 2022. |
| Rassie Van Der Dussen | South Africa | Rajasthan Royals | Bangladesh Tour of South Africa 2022. |
| Marco Jansen | South Africa | Sunrisers Hyderabad | Bangladesh Tour of South Africa 2022. |
| Aiden Markram | South Africa | Sunrisers Hyderabad | Bangladesh Tour of South Africa 2022. |
| Sean Abbot | Australia | Sunrisers Hyderabad | Australia Tour of Pakistan 2022. |
| Jason Behrendoff | Australia | Royal Challengers Bangalore | Australia Tour of Pakistan 2022. |
| Glenn Maxwell | Australia | Royal Challengers Bangalore | Australia Tour of Pakistan 2022. |
| Josh Hazlewood | Australia | Royal Challengers Bangalore | Australia Tour of Pakistan 2022. |
| David Warner | Australia | Delhi Capitals | Australia Tour of Pakistan 2022. |
| Mitchell Marsh | Australia | Delhi Capitals | Australia Tour of Pakistan 2022. |
| Anrich Nortje | South Africa | Delhi Capitals | Injury |
| Mustafizur Rahman | Bangladesh | Delhi Capitals | Bangladesh Tour of South Africa 2022. |
| Lungi Ngidi | South Africa | Delhi Capitals | Bangladesh Tour of South Africa 2022. |
| Jofra Archer | England | Mumbai Indians | Injury |
| Jonny Bairstow | England | Punjab Kings | England Tour of West Indies. |
| Kagiso Rabada | South Africa | Punjab Kings | Bangladesh Tour of South Africa 2022. |
| Nathan Ellis | Australia | Punjab Kings | Australia Tour of Pakistan 2022. |
| Marcus Stoinis | Australia | Lucknow Super Giants | Australia Tour of Pakistan 2022. |
| Jason Holder | West Indies | Lucknow Super Giants | England Tour of West Indies. |
| Kyle Mayers | West Indies | Lucknow Super Giants | England Tour of West Indies. |
| Mark Wood | England | Lucknow Super Giants | Injury |
| Quinton De Kock | South Africa | Lucknow Super Giants | Bangladesh Tour of South Africa 2022. |
| David Miller | South Africa | Gujarat Titans | Bangladesh Tour of South Africa 2022. |
| Alzarri Joseph | West Indies. | Gujarat Titans | England Tour of West Indies. |
IPL Delhi Capitals have Only 2 Overseas Players:
The Delhi Capitals have found themselves in deep trouble. The Rishabh Pant-led team is in a spot of bother. They have only 2 or 3 overseas players left. The rest of the slots will have to be filled in by Indian players. The foreign players available are Tim Siefert and Rovman Powell. The team management needs to work on this factor.
To know more go to the official website of the IPL or the official website of the BCCI.