Before IPL 2026, SRH has taken a big decision and made Ishan Kishan the captain, because Pat Cummins is injured. Abhishek Sharma will be the vice-captain. Both players are in excellent form and will strengthen the team’s top order.
SRH Captain Change: Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) has taken a big decision before IPL 2026. The team has made Ishan Kishan the captain for the initial matches. This decision was taken because the team’s regular captain Pat Cummins is still recovering from injury and will not be able to play in some matches.
SRH official announcement
Giving information on social media platform X, SRH said that Ishan Kishan will captain the team until Pat Cummins is fully fit. Also, Abhishek Sharma has been made the vice-captain of the team. This decision of SRH is being considered quite courageous, because Ishan Kishan had joined the team only in the last season. The franchise had spent Rs 11.25 crore on him. His performance in the last season was decent. He scored 354 runs in 14 matches at a strike rate of 152.58, which included one century and one half-century.
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Great form after T20 World Cup
Recently, Ishan Kishan played an important role in the Indian team’s T20 World Cup victory. He scored 317 runs in the entire tournament and scored three centuries. He also scored a brilliant century against the New Zealand cricket team in the final, which helped the team win the title.
What is the change in SRH’s batting order?
It is expected that Ishan Kishan will bat at number three in SRH. Whereas Abhishek Sharma and Travis Head will start the innings. This will make the top order of the team look strong and aggressive.
Ishan Kishan’s record in IPL
Ishan Kishan has played more than 100 matches in IPL and has scored around 3000 runs. The strike rate of this left-handed batsman has been excellent and he has one century and several half-centuries to his name.
Abhishek Sharma became vice-captain
Meanwhile, Abhishek Sharma has been made the interim vice-captain of the team. He has performed consistently well in international cricket in recent times. Both Ishan Kishan and Abhishek Sharma currently remain in the top two positions in the ICC T20I batting rankings.
Abhishek Sharma’s performance in T20 World Cup
Abhishek Sharma’s T20 World Cup performance was mixed. In the beginning he had to face difficulties. In the group stage, against USA, Pakistan and Netherlands, he was out without opening the account three times in a row. However, he made a comeback by scoring a half-century against Zimbabwe in the Super-8. In the final, he performed brilliantly and scored 52 runs in just 21 balls. During this, he scored a half-century in 18 balls, which was the fastest half-century of the tournament. With this innings, India reached a big score of 255 runs.