England Star Harry Brook Pulls Out Of IPL 2025 Just 12 Days Before Start, Risks 2-Year Ban
England batter Harry Brook has pulled out of the 18th season of the Indian Premier League (IPL) this year, for the second successive season and stands at risk of facing a two-year ban from future editions of the cash-rich league. As per ESPNCricinfo, Brook’s move to pull out from the league was conveyed by the officials of England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) to the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) last week and then revealed to his franchise Delhi Capitals (DC), who got him in the last year’s auction for Rs 6.25 crores. There is nothing official that has emerged on the matter from the IPL itself and Brook has not given a reason for his withdrawal so far. He is the frontrunner for the position of white-ball captaincy for England, replacing Jos Buttler following a disastrous run in the 2023 50-over World Cup to a winless ICC Champions Trophy. An all-format player for England with 18 months left on his central contract, so workload could be one of the …




