Australia to decide IPL 2027 participation after India Test series

Australia head coach Andrew McDonald says the call on how many of their players can play the 2027 IPL will wait until after their five-Test tour of India. The schedule is heavy: 20 Tests and 14 white-ball games in the next twelve months, with the IPL window sitting between that tour and the World Test Championship final.

Pat Cummins, Mitchell Starc, Josh Hazlewood, Cameron Green and Travis Head are all on franchise lists, and Josh Inglis is with Lucknow Super Giants. McDonald made it clear the priority is managing the fast bowlers' workloads and keeping them fit through a long stretch of Test cricket.

The IPL stays an option, not a promise. Australia will look at each player's form and fitness, match by match, before making a call.