Top players like Chris Gayle, Mitchell Starc, Kyle Jamieson, Ben Stokes, Joe Root, Dan Christian, Sam Curran, Tom Banton and so on are some of the biggest players who will not feature in the 15th edition of the IPL. These players and others decided to opt out of the tournament mainly due to workload management or fatigue issues related to the bubble system implemented by the IPL. Moreover, players like Ben Stokes and Starc decided to concentrate on their international duties and prepare for the same.