IPL 2026: Sunrisers Hyderabad Most Likely Playing 11 – Complete Overview
At the 2026 auction held in Abu Dhabi, Sunrisers Hyderabad added eight Indian players and two overseas cricketers to their squad for the upcoming season.
The Sunrisers Hyderabad squad was already quite strong and had been performing well, but one gap that was seen last time was a lack of consistency. No player was able to take responsibility and strengthen the batting line-up consistently.
Keeping this in mind, the Sunrisers Hyderabad franchise prepared their squad accordingly in this auction. Some well-known players who have been delivering strong performances in the T20 format over the past few years will now be part of Sunrisers Hyderabad.
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At the top is Abhishek Sharma, who is currently ranked number one in the ICC T20 rankings, and alongside him Travis Head, who is considered one of the strongest openers in T20 cricket, will open the innings.
After that, Ishan Kishan and Heinrich Klaasen have made a strong name for themselves in T20 and international cricket over the past few years. These four players are the key players for Sunrisers Hyderabad, while on the bowling side, the team captain will use his experience to strengthen the bowling unit.
Overall, Sunrisers Hyderabad have spent INR 20 crore on 10 new players, who will be part of the SRH Squad in IPL 2026.
| No. | Player Name | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Abhishek Sharma | Batter / All-round option |
| 2 | Travis Head | Batter |
| 3 | Ishan Kishan | Wicketkeeper-Batter |
| 4 | Heinrich Klaasen (WK) | Wicketkeeper-Batter |
| 5 | Nitish Kumar Reddy | All-rounder |
| 6 | Liam Livingstone | All-rounder (₹13 Cr Auction Buy) |
| 7 | Aniket Verma | Batting All-round option |
| 8 | Pat Cummins | Pace Bowler / Captain |
| 9 | Harshal Patel | Pace Bowler |
| 10 | Jaydev Unadkat | Left-arm Pace |
| 11 | Zeeshan Ansari | Spin Bowler |
