No, Buttler's absence will be hard to fill. Yes, he has great international experience. Mendis, who will make his IPL debut, recently played for Quetta Gladiators in the Pakistan Super League 2025.

Kusal Mendis will become the second Sri Lankan player after Dasun Shanaka to join Gujarat Titans for IPL 2025. (AP) Gujarat Titans are likely to announce Sri Lanka's Kusal Mendis as a replacement ...

Kusal Mendis had been at the Pakistan Super League (PSL) with Quetta Gladiators until last week, playing as their wicketkeeper-batter. He'd last played for them on May 7. But ESPNcricinfo has ...

Sri Lanka wicketkeeper-batter Kusal Mendis will replace Jos Buttler in the Gujarat Titans squad for the IPL 2025 playoffs. Kusal Mendis had been at the Pakistan Super League (PSL) with Quetta ...

Sri Lanka wicketkeeper-batter Kusal Mendis will replace Jos Buttler in the Gujarat Titans squad for the IPL playoffs. Kusal Mendis had been at the Pakistan Super League (PSL) with Quetta ...

Kusal Mendis of Sri Lanka bats during game one of the Men's T20 series between New Zealand and Sri Lank With Jos Buttler not available for the IPL 2025 playoffs, the Gujarat Titans (GT ...

Among the biggest news this week: Tim David's return to Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB), Jonny Bairstow joining Mumbai Indians (MI) as a temporary replacement, and Sri Lanka's Kusal Mendis ...

Colombo, May 15 (Daily Mirror)- Sri Lanka wicketkeeper-batter Kusal Mendis will replace Jos Buttler in the Gujarat Titans squad for the IPL playoffs. Mendis had been at the Pakistan Super League ...

Buttler will not be available for the playoffs as he was selected to play for England's ODI team in the home series against the West Indies, which begins on May 29. The playoffs of the IPL start ...