It is not uncommon to see a few capped Indian cricketers spending time on the bench in the Indian Premier League. Here, we take a look at the list of three capped Indian cricketers who might start on the bench in IPL 2025.
Some of these players could be hired as backups or for matchups. Therefore, it makes sense for the coaches to have these players be on the bench until the time arises to give them a game.
1) Jayant Yadav
Gujarat Titans have a very solid spin attack. Rashid Khan, Washington Sundar and R Sai Kishore are the key members in this department for GT.
Hence, Jayant may not get a lot of games. In fact, he could spend most of his time on the bench in IPL 2025. Sundar will be the lead right-arm off-spinner for the team.
2) Manish Pandey is one of the senior Indian cricketers in IPL 2025
Manish Pandey is one of the capped Indian cricketers who might start on the bench in IPL 2025. A few weeks ago, you could have said that Manish would have got a few games.
However, with Ajinkya Rahane coming in as the skipper, Angkrish Raghuvanshi will be the main batter who will be used as the Impact Player. Luvnith Sisodia is also an option for the franchise. Hence, Manish is not the first-choice in this regard.
3) Ishant Sharma
Ishant Sharma was one of the surprise signings for the Gujarat Titans. However, the veteran might not get a lot of games.
GT has a solid Indian pace-bowling core in the form of Mohammed Siraj and Prasidh Krishna. They also have quite a few decent overseas pacers. Hence, Ishant might not be needed.
