In a bid to give them exposure to high-pressure, high-profile matches, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has introduced seven new Indian umpires for IPL 2025; they are Swaroopanand Kannur, Abhijeet Bhattacharya, Parashar Joshi, Anish Sahastrabuddhe, Keyur Kelkar, Koushik Gandhi and Abhijeet Bengeri.