IPL 2023 is less than a month away. The much-anticipated sixteenth edition of the competition is scheduled to begin on March 31 with a clash between defending champions Gujarat Titans and Chennai Super Kings at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad.
The upcoming season will be a special one as the tournament will return to its traditional home-and-away format in India for the first time since 2019. The last three seasons could not be played in the traditional format due to Covid-19 restrictions.
The opening week will see all the ten teams in action. Following the opener between CSK and GT, Punjab Kings will take on Kolkata Knight Riders in Mohali, and Lucknow Super Giants will play Delhi Capitals in Lucknow on April 1. On the third day of IPL 2023, Sunrisers Hyderabad will lock horns against Rajasthan Royals in Hyderabad, and Royal Challengers Bangalore will play Mumbai Indians in Bengaluru.
Just like the last season, the ten teams have been divided into two groups – Group A and Group B. Group A has Mumbai, Knight Riders, Royals, Capitals and Super Giants, while Group B has Super Kings, Royal Challengers, Titans, Kings and Sunrisers.
IPL 2023: Players who will miss the full season or the start of the tournament:
Several players will miss the whole season of the IPL or at least the start of the tournament due to various reasons. While few players will miss a part of the competition due to national team commitments, few have been ruled out of the entire IPL 2023 due to injuries.
So as the IPL 2023 gets closer and closer, we are taking a look at the players who will either miss the whole tournament or just the beginning.
Players ruled out of IPL 2023:
| Player | Team |
| Jasprit Bumrah | Mumbai Indians |
| Prasidh Krishna | Rajasthan Royals |
| Rishabh Pant | Delhi Capitals |
| Kyle Jamieson | Chennai Super Kings |
| Jhye Richardson | Mumbai Indians |
Players who are likely to miss the start of IPL 2023:
Several players from South Africa will miss at least the first game of their respective teams in IPL 2023 due to national team commitments. The Proteas stars will join their respective IPL teams in India only on April 3, four days after the tournament begins.
As per reports, Cricket South Africa (CSA) has already informed the BCCI that it wants all its top players available for the two-match home ODI series against the Netherlands starting late March. The series is an important one for South Africa as they look to confirm their spot in this year’s ODI World Cup.
So here is a list of players who will miss the start of IPL 2023:
| Player | Team |
| Aiden Markram | Sunrisers Hyderabad |
| Heinrich Klaasen | Sunrisers Hyderabad |
| Marco Jansen | Sunrisers Hyderabad |
| Anrich Nortje | Delhi Capitals |
| Lungi Ngidi | Delhi Capitals |
| Tristan Stubbs | Mumbai Indians |
| Dewald Bravis | Mumbai Indians |
| David Miller | Gujarat Titans |
| Quinton de Kock | Lucknow Super Giants |
| Kagiso Rabada | Punjab Kings |