The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) and the Indian Premier League (IPL) franchises have increased the pressure on foreign boards on making sure that the overseas players return to India as the T20 tournament is going to continue on May 17.

The BCCI top brass has instructed IPL COO Hemang Amin to individually speak to the likes of Cricket Australia (CA) and England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) to make sure that the players do not have any issues while thinking about returning to India.

A ay after the BCCI had announced the revised schedule of the IPL, all the 10 teams were involved in a back and forth on the topic of their overseas players arriving India.

'We have been speaking to the foreign boards individually while teams are directly dealing with their players. We expect majority of them to return,' a BCCI official told PTI on Tuesday.

The IPL 2025 was suspended on May 9 because of the border tensions between India and Pakistan, which was because of the terror attack in Pahalgam on April 22.

Team officials have informed that some of the foreign players remain anxious to return but majority of them should come back before the tournament resumes.

'The revised scheduled was announced last night. We have just started contacting our foreign players over their availability. We will have a clearer picture by tomorrow morning. Anyway our game is on May 20. We have enough time,' said CSK CEO Kasi Viswanathan.

England players had been given NOCs for the entirety of the IPL but now with the tournament extended till June 3 instead of the final originally scheduled for May 25, those need to be reviewed.

'We're keen to support the IPL and the BCCI in getting the schedule up and running, and to facilitate players' return should they choose to go back,' an ECB spokesperson told PTI on Tuesday.

'No Objection Certificates have been granted based on the original IPL dates, so we'll need to review any potential extensions, particularly in relation to any clash with the final white-ball squad,' the spokesperson added.

Like CSK, SunRisers Hyderabad are also eliminated from the competition but the franchise is expecting captain Pat Cummins and batter Travis Head to return for the remaining three league games.

'We are confident that majority of foreign players will return including the captain,' said a team official.

Delhi Capitals, who remain in contention for a top-four spot, contacted their overseas players on Tuesday morning and are waiting to hear back from them. Australian pacer Mitchell Starc is among DC's key players.

'We hope that all of them return. We will know more by tomorrow,' said a team official.

The final of the IPL 2025, which was originally scheduled to be held on May 25 has now been delayed. As The BCCI had suspended the tournament for a week, the title decider has also now been sent down to June 3.