New Delhi. Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) have suffered a major setback before the playoffs. RCB's matchwiner Romario Shepherd can leave the team before IPL playoff 2025. Along with RCB, there is no good news for Gujarat Titans (GT) and Lucknow Supergiants (LSG). Each foreign players from Gujarat and Lucknow can leave the team before the IPL playoffs.

RCB's Romario Shepherd, GT's Sherfen Rutherford and LSG's Shamar Joseph have been included in the West Indies ODI team. The West Indies have to play a 3-3-match ODI series against Ireland and England from May 21. On the other hand, the playoffs of IPL 2025 will be played on 20, 21 and 23 May. After this, the final will be played on 25 May.

If the players who were included in the West Indies team, Romio Shepherd leave the IPL and go to Ireland to play ODI series, then it will be a big shock for RCB. Similarly, Sherfen Rutherford is also an important player of Gujarat Titans. Shamar Joseph has not yet been given a chance to play by LSG.

So far, no comment has been made by IPL teams RCB, GT or LSG when the players in their team will join the West Indies ODI team. The West Indies Cricket Board has not yet put pressure on its players about this. It is possible that the West Indies Board will give some time to the players involved in the teams that make it to the IPL playoffs. The West Indies team will first play ODI series from Ireland. Its matches will be played on 21, 23 and 25 May. This will be followed by the West Indies-England series from May 29.

West Indies ODI team: She Hope (Captain), Jewel Andrew, Casey Carry, Roston Chase, Sherfen Rutherford, Romario Shepherd, Matthew Ford, Justin Greaves, Aamir Jungu, Aljari Joseph, Shamar Joseph, Brandon King, Avin Louis, Gudkesh Moti, Zon Seals.