Josh Inglis reveals why he won't be completely available for IPL 2025?

The new LSG star, Josh Inglis told ABC Sport, "Well, I sort of watched a lot of it [IPL auction] and I was pushed back in the pecking order. I don't have full availability this year. I'm getting married in early April. So, I didn't really expect to go, to be honest. So I sort of saw my name go by unsold... the first one I was like 'alright stuff this, I'm going to bed' and I need to switch on for tomorrow [Ashes] and then woke up to the news. I didn't know until I'd seen a few messages this morning."

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Punjab Kings unhappy with Josh Inglis

Inglis made his IPL debut in the 2025 season, serving for Punjab Kings, who reached the Final last season. In 11 IPL matches, he scored 278 runs with an average of 30.88 and a strike rate of 162.57, including one half-century.

Meanwhile, the Punjab Kings owners are very unhappy with Josh Inglis, as the co-owner Ness Wadia called him not very professional. While the Australian was in their confident retention plan ahead of the IPL 2026 mini-auction, the status suddenly changed after the Australian informed them of his complete IPL 2026 unavailability just 45 minutes before the retention deadline.