<p>London: England batter Harry Brook faces a two-year ban from the IPL after pulling out of his deal with Delhi Capitals ahead of the tournament beginning March 22.</p><p>Brook, who has made himself unavailable for the second straight season, apologised "unreservedly" to the franchise and its supporters.</p><p>"I have made the very difficult decision to pull out of the upcoming IPL. I apologize unreservedly to the Delhi Capitals and their supporters," Brook wrote on social media.</p>.IPL 2025: Matthew Wade joins Gujarat Titans' support staff.<p>“It is a really important time for England cricket and I want to fully commit to preparing for the upcoming series.</p><p>"In order to do this, I need time to recharge after the busiest period in my career to date. I know not everyone will understand, and I don't expect them to, but I have to do what I believe is right and playing for my country remains my priority and focus." England will play India in a home Test series in June, which will be followed by the much-anticipated Ashes from November to January.</p><p>The 26-year-old Brook had earlier withdrawn from the 2024 edition of IPL following the death of his grandmother.</p><p>Any foreign player who missed the IPL after getting picked at the auction faces two-year ban from the IPL unless he is injured.</p><p>"Any [overseas] player who registers for [an] auction and, after getting picked at the auction, makes himself unavailable before the start of the season will get banned from participating in the IPL/IPL auction for two seasons," as per the BCCI document shared with teams last year. </p>
<p>London: England batter Harry Brook faces a two-year ban from the IPL after pulling out of his deal with Delhi Capitals ahead of the tournament beginning March 22.</p><p>Brook, who has made himself unavailable for the second straight season, apologised "unreservedly" to the franchise and its supporters.</p><p>"I have made the very difficult decision to pull out of the upcoming IPL. I apologize unreservedly to the Delhi Capitals and their supporters," Brook wrote on social media.</p>.IPL 2025: Matthew Wade joins Gujarat Titans' support staff.<p>“It is a really important time for England cricket and I want to fully commit to preparing for the upcoming series.</p><p>"In order to do this, I need time to recharge after the busiest period in my career to date. I know not everyone will understand, and I don't expect them to, but I have to do what I believe is right and playing for my country remains my priority and focus." England will play India in a home Test series in June, which will be followed by the much-anticipated Ashes from November to January.</p><p>The 26-year-old Brook had earlier withdrawn from the 2024 edition of IPL following the death of his grandmother.</p><p>Any foreign player who missed the IPL after getting picked at the auction faces two-year ban from the IPL unless he is injured.</p><p>"Any [overseas] player who registers for [an] auction and, after getting picked at the auction, makes himself unavailable before the start of the season will get banned from participating in the IPL/IPL auction for two seasons," as per the BCCI document shared with teams last year. </p>