5 players who have left IPL 2024 midway ahead of T20 World Cup

Punjab Kings' Liam Livingstone became the fifth overseas player to leave the 2024 edition of the IPL midway through the season

Livingstone wrote on Instagram that he needed to get his knee sorted before the T20 World Cup and hence left before finishing the season for the Punjab Kings

Sikandar Raza was the first player to leave the IPL midway owing to international duty as the all-rounder is leading Zimbabwe in the ongoing T20 series against Bangladesh

Mitch Marsh returned to injury after suffering a tear in his hamstring and was later ruled out of IPL 2024. Marsh will be leading Australia in the T20 World Cup

Mustafizur Rahman too left a few days after Raza to participate in the same series for Banladesh. Rahman didn't get NOC to stay for the IPL

Matheesha Pathirana also left for his home country Sri Lanka to get his hamstring injury sorted. Pathirana like Mustafizur too won't return for the remainder of IPL 2024

Jos Buttler (playing for Rajasthan Royals) and Phil Salt (Kolkata Knight Riders) are likely to leave midway through the season as well given their sides will qualify for the playoffs. England play Pakistan in a four-match T20 series starting May 22 and Salt and Buttler both won't be available in the playoffs