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IPL 2026: IPL 2026 is starting from March 28, preparations for which are going on in full swing. A few days before the start of the 19th season of IPL, a bad news is coming for Sunrisers Hyderabad. Actually SRH has suffered a big blow in the form of captain Pat Cummins. Pat Cummins has been out of the first few matches of IPL 2026. According to media reports, Abhishek Sharma will captain Sunrisers Hyderabad in his place.

Pat Cummins out of initial matches of IPL 2026 due to injury

Before the start of IPL 2026, Sunrisers Hyderabad has suffered a big setback. According to reports, the team’s regular captain Pat Cummins has been out of the first few matches of the 19th season of IPL. Cummins has a back injury, due to which he has been ruled out of the initial matches of IPL 2026. Let us tell you that Pat Cummins suffered a back injury during the West Indies tour last year in September 2025, due to which he was ruled out of the first and last matches of the Ashes series against England. After this, Pat Cummins was not a part of Australia in the T20 World Cup 2026. Pat Cummins has problem of Lumbar Bone Stress. Now it remains to be seen when Pat Cummins returns.

Abhishek Sharma will captain Sunrisers Hyderabad

In the absence of Pat Cummins, Abhishek Sharma can be seen captaining Sunrisers Hyderabad. Let us tell you that Abhishek does not have any experience of captaincy in IPL. He will be seen captaining in IPL for the first time. Now it remains to be seen how the captaincy record of 25-year-old Abhishek Sharma remains in the world’s biggest cricket league.

Abhishek Sharma’s captaincy experience

Abhishek Sharma has no experience of captaining in a big T20 league like IPL. However, he captained Team India in Under-16 in 2016 and won the Asia Cup. After this, in the year 2017, Abhishek led India to a 3-1 victory in the home ODI youth series against England. Now he will be seen captaining for the first time in IPL.

Sunrisers Hyderabad schedule in IPL 2026

IPL 2026 will start from March 28. The first match of the series will be played between defending champions Royal Challengers Bangalore and Sunrisers Hyderabad. Both the teams will face each other at the Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru. After this, SRH will play its second match against Kolkata Knight Riders on April 2 at Eden Gardens. Whereas in the third match, Sunrisers Hyderabad will face Lucknow Super Giants on 4th April. This match will be played at Rajiv Gandhi Stadium in Hyderabad. After this, in the fourth match, Sunrisers Hyderabad will face Punjab Kings in a double header match on 11th April. This match will be played at Mullanpur, the home ground of Punjab Kings.

Sunrisers Hyderabad squad for IPL 2026

Pat Cummins (captain), Travis Head, Abhishek Sharma, Aniket Verma, R. Smaran, Ishan Kishan, Heinrich Klaasen, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Harsh Dubey, Kamindu Mendis, Harshal Patel, Brydon Carse, Jaydev Unadkat, Ishan Malinga, Zeeshan Ansari, Shivang Kumar, Salil Arora, Saqib Hussain, Omkar Tarmale, Amit Kumar, Prafulla Hinge, Cranes Phuletra, Liam Livingstone, Shivam Mavi, Jack Edwards.