SRH playing XI for IPL 2026: Ishan to lead, who will fill Pat Cummins void?
Sunrisers Hyderabad kicks off IPL 2026 against RCB on March 28. Following a strong 2024 and a disappointing 2025, SRH aims for redemption with a revamped squad. Ishan Kishan will captain initially in Pat Cummins' absence.
Key players like Travis Head and Heinrich Klaasen are set to feature prominently.
Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) will begin their IPL 2026 campaign on March 28 against defending champions Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB). SRH underwent a major transformation in 2024 when Pat Cummins took over as captain, bringing an aggressive approach to the team. The change paid off as SRH reached the IPL 2024 final after six years, although they lost to KKR.
However, the runners-up of IPL 2024 kept the same attacking approach in 2025 but it didn't resulted in their favor and they were knocked in league stage itself on 6th position. Sunrisers Hyderabad had a productive auction ahead of IPL 2026. They entered the mini-auction with a purse of Rs 25.
50 crore and had 10 slots to fill after retaining their core squad. New Signings: Liam Livingstone, Salil Arora, Shivam Mavi, Sakib Hussain, Onkar Tarmale, Shivang Kumar, Amit Kumar, Praful Hinge, Krains Fuletra Retained Players: Pat Cummins (c), Heinrich Klaasen, Travis Head, Abhishek Sharma, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Ishan Kishan, Harshal Patel, Jaydev Unadkat, Brydon Carse, Eshan Malinga, Kamindu Mendis, Zeeshan Ansari, Harsh Dubey, Aniket Verma, R. Smaran Notably, Sunrisers Hyderabad was hit by an injury of Jack Edwards signed for Rs 3 crore in IPL 2026 mini auction.
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