Cricket Australia’s decision: Australian players can leave the Pakistan tour and stay till the end of IPL.

IPL 2026: Amidst IPL 2026, Cricket Australia has taken a big decision and allowed its players to complete the tournament. This means that Australian players including captain Pat Cummins can remain with their respective franchises till the IPL playoffs and finals.
Actually, Australia has to play a three-match ODI series against Pakistan from May 30. The players of the team were to reach Islamabad by May 23, but now Cricket Australia has given relief to the players participating in the IPL and has given approval to complete the tournament. The league phase of IPL will end on May 24, while the final match will be played on May 31.

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Hyderabad captain Pat Cummins and opener Travis Head have also been confirmed to remain with the team. Sunrisers Hyderabad is currently on top of the points table with 14 points and is considered a strong contender to reach the playoffs. Many Australian players are currently part of different teams in the IPL. Jos Hazlewood and Tim David are playing for RCB. Whereas Mitchell Marsh and Josh Inglis are part of Lucknow Super Giants. Apart from this, Mitchell Starc is playing for Delhi Capitals and Cameron Green is playing for Kolkata Knight Riders.

However, players from teams whose chances of reaching the playoffs are slim can join the national team after the league stage is over. If Delhi Capitals and Kolkata Knight Riders are unable to make it to the knockouts, then Starc and Green may soon join the Australian team. While the playoff hopes of Lucknow Super Giants are considered to be almost over, Marsh and Inglis can also join the team before the Pakistan tour. After the Pakistan tour, Australia also has to play a limited overs series against Bangladesh in June. The team will play three ODIs and three T20 matches against Bangladesh from June 9. In such a situation, Cricket Australia is trying to strike a balance between the workload of the players and the IPL schedule.