Australia’s swashbuckling wicketkeeper-batter Josh Inglis could postpone his honeymoon to feature in IPL 2026 immediately after his wedding, Cricbuzz reported on Thursday (December 18).

Inglis, who played a key role in Punjab Kings’ (PBKS) run to IPL 2025 final, was released by the franchise due to his inability to commit to a full season because of his wedding.

However, the 30-year-old surprisingly took the IPL mini-auction by storm on Tuesday (December 16) as he triggered a massive bidding war between Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) and Lucknow Super Giants (LSG). In the end, LSG came out on the right side of the result, signing him for INR 8.6 crore.

According to the report, Justin Langer and Tom Moody (Coach and Director of LSG), as well as Daniel Vettori and Pat Cummins (Coach and Captain of SRH), were more aware of Inglis' availability for the upcoming season than Ricky Ponting, the head coach of PBKS.

"Look, he obviously was going to be out for personal reasons, and that's always subject to change. You never know-people can make different decisions once the auction is done. We thought that given the relationship Dan and he have, Dan could maybe convince him to play a few extra games. That's where it came from," Varun Aaron, the bowling coach of SRH, told the media after the auction.

Having bagged a handsome deal, a source claimed that Josh Inglis may end up changing his plans. The cricketer is slated to get married on April 18 and was originally supposed to leave for his honeymoon soon after, but he might now postpone the trip.

"Now that he has got such a bid, he might even come at the start of the season, leave for the wedding, and come back soon after," Cricbuzz quoted the source as saying.

Earlier, PBKS co-owner Ness Wadia revealed that Inglis informed the franchise at the last moment about his limited availability for IPL 2026, which led to his release ahead of the auction.

"We didn't really let go of Josh. I mean, Josh unfortunately, sadly, only told us at the last minute, which was not very fair given that he had been with us for a while," Wadia told The Hindu.

"I think everyone knew when the retention deadline was approaching, and we were informed by him 45 minutes before the deadline that he was getting married and needed time to relax and recuperate. He said he was going to be available for only a couple of weeks [three games]. We told him he should have informed us earlier. I don't think it was very professional of him. You can't call someone 45 minutes before and say, 'Hey, I'm not coming,' especially when he knew that we were planning on retaining him. I wish him all the best, but the manner in which he behaved was not very professional."