New Delhi, May 12 -- Indian Premier League (IPL) season 18 is all set to resume from this week, according to multiple media reports. Notably, there are still 16 matches to be played in the IPL, including the playoffs and the final, which would be played on an accelerated schedule once the cash-rich league resumes.

However, even before the IPL 2025 resumption, some problems have started to emerge for the BCCI and the IPL franchises as most of the foreign players have gone home following the escalation of tensions between India and Pakistan and the cancellation of the Punjab Kings-Delhi Capitals match in Dharamshala.

According to a report by Revsportz, RCB have already been informed about a foreign batsman who will not return for the IPL,...