Overview
- Lucknow Super Giants have moved to identify stand-ins from the Registered Available Player Pool, with InsideSport reporting four names under consideration: Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Mohammad Nabi, Liam Dawson and Rehan Ahmed.
- Wanindu Hasaranga has not joined LSG and has yet to take Sri Lanka Cricket’s mandated fitness test after a left‑hamstring tear in early February, with recent training limited to batting and no bowling, according to multiple reports.
- Updates on Matheesha Pathirana conflict across outlets, as CricketAddictor reports he completed testing and could arrive for KKR in mid‑April while InsideSport says he has not received clearance and CricTracker notes he has started bowling at reduced intensity.
- Sri Lanka Cricket now requires players to pass a fitness assessment before issuing NOCs for franchise leagues, which controls when contracted players can travel and play.
- Franchises are weighing IPL rules that can penalize overseas withdrawals after auctions, a backdrop that raises stakes for players recovering from injury and for teams planning replacements.