The Delhi Capitals player has now withdrawn from two consecutive seasons of the Indian Premier League (IPL).
Delhi Capitals (DC) batter Harry Brook has been reportedly banned from the Indian Premier League (IPL) for two years after making himself unavailable for IPL 2025. Brook had withdrawn from IPL 2025 to focus on international cricket. Brook has become the first-ever player to receive a two-year ban from the IPL.
This is the second consecutive year when the England cricketer has withdrawn from the IPL. Brook had pulled out of IPL 2024 after his grandmother had passed away.
As per the IPL’s new rules, a player who registers in an auction and is picked by a franchise, but withdraws before a season, will face a two-year ban from the competition. This also means that Brook will not be able to go under the hammer in the IPL 2026 and IPL 2027 player auctions.
Last year, several England players, including Jos Buttler, Phil Salt and Liam Livingstone had pulled out of the IPL midway through the tournament.
According to The Indian Express, a BCCI official confirmed the news of Brook’s ban. “An official communication has been sent to ECB and Brook about BCCI banning him for two years as per its policy which was informed to each player before they registered their name for IPL auction last year. It’s a policy set by the board and each player has to oblige to it,” the official told The Indian Express.
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Delhi Capitals had acquired Brook for INR 4 crore at the IPL 2024 auction and INR 6.25 crore at the IPL 2025 auction. Brook played his only IPL season so far with Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) in 2023. He played 11 matches that season and scored just 190 runs at a strike-rate of 123.38. He did score a century which came against Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) at the Eden Gardens.
Delhi Capitals will begin their IPL 2025 campaign with a “home” game against Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) in Vizag on March 24.
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