IPL is being organized for the last 18 years and now its 19th season is going to start. But what is happening even before the beginning of this season has hardly been seen before. The IPL 2026 season is to start from March 28 and the tournament is to continue for 2 months. But even before the start of the tournament, many players have been injured, some of whom are out and some are in doubt about playing. The situation is such that 9 out of 10 teams are facing injury to some player or the other.
Before the start of any IPL season, it often happens that some player is out due to injury even before the start of the tournament. But where usually this happens with 2-3 players, this time the number has reached 5-6, in which some more names can be added. Many players will join their respective teams late. Overall, out of 10, Gujarat Titans is the only team so far whose all players will be available from the beginning.
Bad condition of KKR-CSK
First of all let’s talk about Kolkata Knight Riders. The team’s two fast bowlers, Harshit Rana and Akash Deep, have been ruled out of the entire tournament due to injury. The replacement of these two has not been announced yet. Whereas the third pacer Matisha Pathirana has not yet received the fitness certificate from the Sri Lankan board and he is expected to join from the third week of April. Apart from these three, KKR had already released Bangladeshi pacer Mustafizur Rahman and his replacement has not arrived yet.
Chennai Super Kings has also suffered a setback as its Australian fast bowler Nathan Ellis is also out due to injury. Australian all-rounder Matthew Short has a fracture in his thumb, due to which he is not available for the initial matches.
SRH-RCB are also worried
The situation of Sunrisers Hyderabad is also not good. Australian fast bowler Jack Edwards, who is coming to IPL for the first time, was also out before his arrival due to injury. Whereas captain Pat Cummins is not fit yet and will not be able to play the initial matches. At the same time, Sri Lankan pacer Ishan Malinga has also not received the fitness certificate yet.
There is also no good news for the situation of current champion RCB. Veteran Australian pacer Josh Hazlewood, who played a big role in the title success, will also not be able to play at least 2-3 matches. At the same time, Sri Lankan fast bowler Nuvan Thushara of this team has also not passed the fitness test yet and hence he has also not received NoC.
LSG-Rajasthan also got a shock
Lucknow Super Giants are also waiting for the fitness of Sri Lankan spinner Wanindu Hasaranga. He also has to undergo a fitness test, only after which he will get the NoC and in such a situation, it seems difficult for him to participate in the initial matches.
Rajasthan Royals will also take the field without their English all-rounder Sam Curran. Karan had suffered a groin injury during the T20 World Cup, which has not healed yet. In such a situation, he is also out of the tournament. Similarly, Mumbai Indians’ uncapped Indian spin-all-rounder Atharva Ankolekar has been ruled out of the tournament due to knee surgery.
Delhi-Punjab have different problems
At the same time, two star fast bowlers of Delhi Capitals and Punjab Kings will also not be able to play the first few matches. But the reason for this is not injury, but workload management. Due to this, Delhi Capitals’ veteran Australian Mitchell Starc will join the team late. New Zealand’s fast bowler Lockie Ferguson, who plays for Punjab, will spend some time with his family due to the birth of his child and due to this, he will not be able to play at least the first 7 matches.