Sunrisers Hyderabad
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The Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) in the Indian Premier League (IPL) history remains one such team whose journey has seen both the crest of winning an IPL title and the trough of finishing last in numerous seasons. In spite of the loss, Sunrisers Hyderabad is admired among fans for its lethal bowling attack and low-score defence strategy. Till date, Sunrisers Hyderabad has clinched IPL title once and came as runners-up for two times.
In a significant comeback, Sunrisers Hyderabad finished as runner-up in 2024 after a severe drubbing at the hands of Kolkata Knight Riders in final match. Further in 2025, the team finished in sixth rank, disappointing its fans yet again.
With the anticipation running high among Sunrisers Hyderabad fans for IPL 2026, here is the complete list of team squad for this season:
Captain: Pat Cummins (Ishan Kishan named as his replacement till Cummins joins the team)
Head Coach: Daniel Vettori
Batting Coach: Hemang Badani
Assistant coach: Assistant coach
Assistant Batting Coach: Hariesh Jaikumar
Spin/Strategy Coach: Muttiah Muralitharan
Bowling Coach: Varun Aaron
Fielding coach: Ryan Cook
Physiotherapist: Shyam Sundar Jayapalan
Physical Trainer: Mario Villavarayan
Full squad: Ishan Kishan, Aniket Verma, Smaran Ravichandran, Salil Arora, Heinrich Klaasen, Travis Head, Harshal Patel, Kamindu Mendis, Harsh Dubey, Brydon Carse, Shivang Kumar, Krains Fuletra, Liam Livingstone, Jack Edwards, Abhishek Sharma, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Patt Cummins (captain), Zeeshan Ansari, Jaydev Unadkat, Eshan Malinga, Sakib Hussain, Onkar Tarmale, Amit Kumar, Praful Hinge, Shivam Mavi
This IPL season will mark ten fresh faces, including two overseas players, being part of the Sunrisers Hyderabad squad. The two overseas players are Liam Livingstone and Jack Edwards. Both were auctioned at a bid of ₹2crore and ₹50lakh in this season. The remaining eight faces includes Shivang Kumar, Salil Arora, Sakib Hussain, Onkar Tarmale, Amit Kumar, Praful Hinge, Krains Fuletra, and Shivam Mavi. Of them, Shivam Mavi remained the most expensive bid at ₹75 lakh. And, the rest seven players were auctioned at a bid of ₹30 lakh each.
Full schedule for SRH
March 28: Royal Challengers Bengaluru at M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru -7:30 PM IST
April 2: Kolkata Knight Riders at Eden Gardens, Kolkata-7:30 PM IST
April 5: Lucknow Super Giants at Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad-3:30 PM IST
April 11: Punjab Kings at Maharaja Yadavindra Singh Stadium, Mullanpur-3:30 PM IST
Published – March 26, 2026 10:05 am IST
