After an eight-day break, the 2025 edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) will resume on Saturday, May 17. A total of seven teams – Gujarat Titans, Royal Challengers Bengaluru, Punjab Kings, Mumbai Indians, Delhi Capitals, Kolkata Knight Riders and Lucknow Super Giants – are alive in the playoffs race. But ahead of the start of the remainder of IPL 2025, teams are dealing with issues of certain key overseas players due to various reasons. It has been reported that while some have decided not to return to India due to personal reasons, few could miss out due to injury-related issues, whereas some have to miss the last round of the world’s richest franchise cricket league due to international commitments. The unavailability of such players will certainly impact their team’s chances of winning the IPL 2025 title. Here’s a look at 10 players who are set to miss the IPL 2025 playoffs: Jos Buttler (GT): Jos Buttler is playing for Gujarat Titans as a No. 3 batter, and he has scored 500 runs in 11 IPL 2025 matches played so far. Buttler was named in England’s ODI squad for the upcoming three-match series at home against the West Indies starting May 29, and for that he will miss the last phase of IPL 2025. Jacob Bethell (RCB): Jacob Bethell played as an opener for RCB in the last two IPL 2025 matches against Delhi Capitals and Chennai Super Kings, but like Buttler, he has also been named in England’s ODI squad. The left-handed batter is expected to land in India later this week for RCB’s upcoming two league matches but will return back ahead of the start of playoffs. Will Jacks (MI): Will Jacks has featured in 11 IPL 2025 matches for the Mumbai Indians and bagged the POTM award in two fixtures. In his last IPL match for MI against GT at Wankhede Stadium, he also scored a half-century, but due to the England-West Indies ODI series, he will also not be available for the playoffs. Ryan Rickleton (MI): Ryan Rickleton is a wicketkeeper-batter from South Africa, who is playing as an opener for the Mumbai Indians in IPL 2025. The left-handed batter has amassed a total of 336 runs in 12 matches for the Hardik Pandya-led side but is expected to leave India before MI’s last league match against Punjab Kings in Jaipur on May 26, as per the initial NOCs issued to South African players by Cricket South Africa (CSA). Corbin Bosch (MI): Mumbai Indians signed South African all-rounder Corbin Bosch as a replacement for Lizaad Williams in March 2025, and he made his debut against LSG on April 27. Bosch has played the last three matches for MI and impressed with his all-round show, but like Rickelton, he is also part of the WTC 2025 final squad, and along with other South African WTC-bound players, he is expected to leave India by May 25. Kagiso Rabada (GT): South African fast bowler Kagiso Rabada is part of GT’s IPL 2025 squad. He played the first couple of matches for the Shubman Gill-led side before returning to South Africa due to personal reasons, which later was revealed to be a provisional suspension over ‘recreational drug use’. The South African joined the GT squad last week before the league was suspended for a week. Rabada was named in SA’s WTC 2025 final squad on Tuesday, and he will leave India by May 25. Gerald Coetzee (GT): Like Rabada, Coetzee is also part of GT’s IPL 2025 squad and is also included in South Africa’s WTC 2025 final squad. If CSA doesn’t extend NOCs for WTC final-bound players, then Coetzee will also not be available for IPL 2025 playoffs. Marco Jansen (PBKS): Marco Jansen is a South African fast bowling all-rounder who plays for PBKS in IPL 2025. The 25-year-old cricketer has featured in all 11 matches of IPL 2025 for Shreyas Iyer & Co. and played a big role in the team’s win on multiple occasions. He is also part of SA’s WTC 2025 final squad and will not be available for IPL 2025 playoffs. Lungi Ngidi (RCB): Lungi Ngidi played his first match of IPL 2025 for RCB on May 3 against CSK and picked up three wickets for 30 runs. The South African star is also expected to miss IPL 2025 playoffs due to his involvement in South Africa’s WTC 2025 final squad. Tristan Stubbs (DC): Middle-order batter Tristan Stubbs will miss IPL 2025 playoffs if his IPL team Delhi Capitals qualifies for it. Stubbs was named in SA’s 15-member WTC 2025 final squad on Tuesday and is expected to leave India by May 25. In addition to the above-mentioned players, it has been reported that Australian fast bowler Mitchell Starc will not return to India to take part in the remainder of IPL 2025 for Delhi Capitals, and fast bowler Josh Hazlewood will miss the remainder of IPL 2025 for RCB due to a shoulder injury. Jake Fraser-McGurk has already made himself unavailable for DC due to personal reasons.