With 1,355 players entering the IPL 2026 auction pool, teams have a wide array of options, but there’s a catch. Five overseas players have notified the BCCI that they will only be available for a portion of the season, compelling franchises to think carefully before making significant investments. The most prominent name on the list is Josh Inglis, Australia’s wicketkeeper-batter currently participating in the Ashes. Inglis has informed the BCCI that he can only commit to 25% of IPL 2026, which means he can play a maximum of four matches.

Despite a strong performance in the 2025 season for Punjab Kings, where he scored 278 runs in 11 games, including a match-winning 73 against Mumbai Indians and hitting 20 runs off a single Jasprit Bumrah over in Qualifier 2, Punjab ultimately decided to

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