IPL 2026 Abhishek Sharma: The captain of Sunrisers Hyderabad may be seen changed in the upcoming season of IPL 2026. There are reports that Sunrisers Hyderabad has taken a big decision and decided to make Abhishek Sharma the captain. There are talks of making Abhishek Sharma the captain in the absence of Pat Cummins. Until Pat Cummins can join the team, the command of the team will be in the hands of Abhishek Sharma. As soon as Pat Cummins returns, the command will again be in his hands. Let us tell you that Pat Cummins is injured and due to this he could not even play the T20 World Cup.
Pat Cummins has back injury
Pat Cummins has been suffering from a back injury for a long time. He has been suffering from this injury since the year 2025. This injury became worse during the Ashes series. Due to this injury, he not only missed the T20 World Cup but also could not play 3 tests of the Ashes series. Pat Cummins has still not fully recovered and he will enter the field only after getting clearance from the medical team. It is believed that he will not be able to play the initial matches of IPL starting from March 28, in which Abhishek Sharma will be given the command.
Why will Abhishek Sharma become the captain?
The main reason for making Abhishek Sharma the captain will be his growing stature and popularity in Indian cricket. Also, this player has now got a lot of experience in IPL and international cricket, due to which he is ready to lead the team. Abhishek Sharma has so far scored 1816 runs in 77 matches in IPL at an average of 27.10. His strike rate is more than 160. Besides this, he has scored one century and has also scored 9 half-centuries.
Abhishek Sharma is also the number 1 T20 batsman in international cricket. So far this player has scored 1438 runs in 45 innings at an average of 33.44. In which 2 centuries have come from his bat. Abhishek’s strike rate makes him very dangerous in international cricket. The strike rate of this player is more than 190. Now it remains to be seen how Abhishek performs in IPL this year.