Sunrisers Hyderabad: There is news of Pat Cummins not playing in the initial matches of IPL 2026. In such a situation, the question is who will captain Sunrisers Hyderabad? For this, there was a competition between the names of Abhishek Sharma and Ishaan Kishan. But now according to many reports, Ishan Kishan has moved ahead in this race for captaincy. It is being said that in the absence of Pat Cummins, Ishan Kishan can take charge of Sunrisers Hyderabad in IPL 2026.
Why trust Ishaan more than Abhishek?
Now without fire there is no smoke. In such a situation, if the efforts to make Ishan Kishan the captain have intensified, then it is obvious that it cannot be possible without Kavya Maran and the SRH team management expressing confidence in him. So what happened that Kavya Maran would have trusted Ishaan Kishan more than Abhishek Sharma in the matter of captaincy? The reason behind this can be understood from what Shahbaz Nadeem said on Ishaan’s captaincy.
Ishaan has all the qualities of captaincy – Shahbaz Nadeem
Shahbaz Nadeem while talking to Times of India said about Ishan Kishan that captaincy is not a new thing for him. He captained on many occasions. Ishaan has captained in the Under 19 World Cup. He has led the Jharkhand team. In such a situation, if Sunrisers Hyderabad is thinking of making him the captain, then it would be a better decision. It has all the things of a leader.
Shahbaz Nadeem, who is now the Joint Secretary of Jharkhand Cricket Association, said that captaincy is something that lies within you. Leaders are born. You can’t make them. Shahbaz said that he has seen Ishaan’s captaincy very closely. The way he has led the Jharkhand team in the last two years is commendable. He has increased the confidence level of Jharkhand team. He has made the path easy for the young players of the team. He has given them the freedom to play freely. According to Shahbaz Nadeem, Ishaan never lets anyone feel that he is the captain. He treats other players like a teammate.
It is beneficial for the team if the captain is also the wicketkeeper.
Ishan Kishan not only has captaincy qualities, apart from that he is also a wicketkeeper, who knows best how the game is going. How is the pitch playing and who should stand where in the fielding. Shahbaz Nadeem said that in batting you just follow the plan. But, the real test of captaincy comes during fielding. If the captain is a wicketkeeper then he proves beneficial for any team.