April 16, 2026

Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) is owned by Kalanithi Maran of Sun TV Network, and was formed in 2012 as a successor to the Deccan Chargers team. As a key executive, Kavya Maran is an important management strategy for the team. SRH – it stands for Sunrisers Hyderabad, is also another team in IPL and represents the city of Hyderabad, home ground Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium and the slogan Orange Army. Under captain David Warner, with Tom Moody as head coach, the franchise won its first IPL title in 2016. With strong auction buys in the 2025 auction season and squad balance well feathered out, SRH may just be going for the IPL title in 2026. Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH): Overview Attributes Details Franchise Name Sunrisers Hyderabad Short Name SRH Slogan Orange Army Established 2012 Owner Name Kalanithi Maran, Kavya Maran Title Won One Time (2016) Title Win Details 2016- Defeated RCB by 8 Runs Captain (2026) Ishan Kishan Vice-captain (2026) Abhishek Sharma Coach (2026) Daniel Vettori Total retained players 15 Retention spend ₹99.50 crore Purse still with ₹25.50 crore SRH Squad 2026: Player Lists, Role, Country S No Player Role Country Price 1 Abhishek Sharma All-rounder India ₹14.00 Cr (Retained) 2 Liam Livingstone All-rounder England ₹13.00 Cr (Brought) 3 Nitish Kumar Reddy All-rounder India ₹6.00 Cr (Retained) 4 Jack Edwards All-rounder Australia ₹3.00 Cr (Brought) 5 Kamindu Mendis All-rounder Sri Lanka ₹75 Lakh (Retained) 6 Harsh Dubey All-rounder India ₹30 Lakh (Retained) 7 Shivang Kumar All-rounder India ₹30 Lakh (Brought) 8 Krains Fuletra All-rounder India ₹30 Lakh (Brought) 9 Pat Cummins All-rounder Australia ₹18.00 Cr (Retained) 10 Travis Head Batter Australia ₹14.00 Cr (Retained) 11 Aniket Verma Batter India ₹30 Lakh (Retained) 12 Smaran Ravichandran Batter India ₹30 Lakh (Retained) 13 Harshal Patel Bowler India ₹8.00 Cr (Retained) 14 Eshan Malinga Bowler Sri Lanka ₹1.20 Cr (Retained) 15 Brydon Carse Bowler England ₹1.00 Cr (Retained) 16 Jaydev Unadkat Bowler India ₹1.00 Cr (Retained) 17 Shivam Mavi Bowler India ₹75 Lakh (Brought) 18 Zeeshan Ansari Bowler India ₹40 Lakh (Retained) 19 Sakib Hussain Bowler India ₹30 Lakh (Brought) 20 Onkar Tarmale Bowler India ₹30 Lakh (Brought) 21 Amit Kumar Bowler India ₹30 Lakh (Brought) 22 Praful Hinge Bowler India ₹30 Lakh (Brought) 23 Heinrich Klaasen Wicketkeeper-Batter South Africa ₹23.00 Cr (Retained) 24 Ishan Kishan Wicketkeeper-Batter India ₹11.25 Cr (Retained) 25 Salil Arora Wicketkeeper-Batter India ₹1.50 Cr (Brought) Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH): Strength Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) — Readying for IPL 2026 at a player-wise level looks smart! Batting Strength: The top order, led by Travis Head and Abhishek Sharma, is aggressive and modern providing explosive starts. Heinrich Klaasen and Ishan Kishan add solidity in the middle-order and have proven to be big-hitters. All-Rounders: The likes of Nitish Kumar Reddy and Kamindu Mendis provide the depth, being able to contribute with both bat and ball but it is the weak spots that can be exposed come time for high-pressure matches. Bowling Strength: Captain Pat Cummins guides the pace attack, while Harshal Patel and Jaydev Unadkat offer different options in powerplay and death overs. Indian Bowlers: SRH also possess a reasonable Indian core with Harshal Patel, Jaydev Unadkat and Shivam Mavi, which ensures experience and some level of depth in familiar conditions. That blend of batting firepower and versatile bowling unit makes SRH a solid contender for IPL 2026. SRH Retained Players List (2026) S No Player Role Country Price 1 Abhishek Sharma All-rounder India ₹14.00 Cr (Retained) 2 Nitish Kumar Reddy All-rounder India ₹6.00 Cr (Retained) 3 Kamindu Mendis All-rounder Sri Lanka ₹75 Lakh (Retained) 4 Harsh Dubey All-rounder India ₹30 Lakh (Retained) 5 Pat Cummins All-rounder Australia ₹18.00 Cr (Retained) 6 Travis Head Batter Australia ₹14.00 Cr (Retained) 7 Aniket Verma Batter India ₹30 Lakh (Retained) 8 Smaran Ravichandran Batter India ₹30 Lakh (Retained) 9 Harshal Patel Bowler India ₹8.00 Cr (Retained) 10 Eshan Malinga Bowler Sri Lanka ₹1.20 Cr (Retained) 11 Brydon Carse Bowler England ₹1.00 Cr (Retained) 12 Jaydev Unadkat Bowler India ₹1.00 Cr (Retained) 13 Zeeshan Ansari Bowler India ₹40 Lakh (Retained) 14 Heinrich Klaasen Wicketkeeper-Batter South Africa ₹23.00 Cr (Retained) 15 Ishan Kishan Wicketkeeper-Batter India ₹11.25 Cr (Retained)  Sunrisers Hyderabad Released Players 2026 Player Role Country IPL Price (2025) Mohammed Shami Bowler India ₹10.00 Cr (Traded to LSG) Rahul Chahar Bowler India ₹3.20 Cr Abhinav Manohar Batter India ₹3.20 Cr Adam Zampa Bowler Australia ₹2.40 Cr Simarjeet Singh Bowler India ₹1.50 Cr Wiaan Mulder All-rounder South Africa ₹75 Lakh Atharva Taide Batter India ₹30 Lakh Sachin Baby Batter India ₹30 Lakh Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) Possible Playing XI (IPL 2026) S No Player Role Country Price 1 Abhishek Sharma (VC) All-rounder India ₹14.00 Cr (Retained) 2 Nitish Kumar Reddy All-rounder India ₹6.00 Cr (Retained) 3 Harsh Dubey All-rounder India ₹30 Lakh (Retained) 4 Travis Head Batter Australia ₹14.00 Cr (Retained) 5 Harshal Patel Bowler India ₹8.00 Cr (Retained) 6 Eshan Malinga Bowler Sri Lanka ₹1.20 Cr (Retained) 7 Jaydev Unadkat Bowler India ₹1.00 Cr (Retained) 8 Sakib Hussain Bowler India ₹30 Lakh (Brought) 9 Praful Hinge Bowler India ₹30 Lakh (Brought) 10 Heinrich Klaasen Wicketkeeper-Batter South Africa ₹23.00 Cr (Retained) 11 Ishan Kishan (C) Wicketkeeper-Batter India ₹11.25 Cr (Retained) 12 Salil Arora Wicketkeeper-Batter India ₹1.50 Cr (Brought) Conclusion Squad for Sunrisers Hyderabad 2026 emerges as good balance with top players Travis Head, Heinrich Klaasen and Abhishek Sharma as star performers to unfold Aggressive intent as captain but he desperately needs consistency in leadership — Ishan Kishan Pat Cummins is out for the season ipl 2026 which will tremendously affect impact bowling attack. Harshal Patel, Jaydev Unadkat and Shivam Mavi can be seen filling the shoes of pat cummins in pace attack In short, this SRH squad is capable of making the playoffs and contending for a 2026 IPL title. Also, Read About – Kolkata Knight Riders | KKR Squad 2026 – Players List, Role & Price

Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) is a franchise cricket team that represents Kolkata in the Indian Premier League (IPL), which was founded in 2008. The team is owned by Knight Riders Sports Private Limited that includes the likes of Shah Rukh Khan, Juhi Chawla, Jay Mehta. KKR is one of the most successful IPL team, KKR has won titles in 2012, 2014 and 2024 — their homeground is Eden Gardens, Kolkata, India. Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR): Overview Attributes Details Franchise Name Kolkata Knight Riders Short Name KKR Slogan Karbo Larbo, Jeetbo Established 2008 Owner Name Shah Rukh Khan, Juhi Chawla, Jay Mehta Franchise Budget Rs 64.30 crore Title Won Three Times (2012, 2014, 2024) Title Win Details 2012- Defeated CSK by 5 Wickets2014- Defeated Kings XI Punjab by 3 Wickets2024- Defeated SRH by 8 Wickets Captain (2026) Ajinkya Rahane Vice-captain (2026) Rinku Singh Coach (2026) Abhishek Nayar Total retained players 12 Retention spend ₹60.70 crore Purse still with ₹64.30 crore KKR Squad 2026: Player Lists, Role, Country S No Batters Role Country Price (INR) 1 Ajinkya Rahane (C) Batter India ₹1.50 crore (retained) 2 Rinku Singh (VC) Batter India ₹13.0 crore (retained) 3 Angkrish Raghuvanshi WK-Batter India ₹3.0 crore (retained) 4 Manish Pandey Batter India ₹75.0 Lakh (retained) 5 Rahul Tripathi Batter India ₹75.0 Lakh (Bought) 6 Rovman Powell Batter West Indies ₹1.50 crore (retained) 7 Finn Allen WK-Batter New Zealand ₹2.0 crore (Bought) 8 Tim Seifert WK-Batter New Zealand ₹1.50 crore (Bought) 9 Tejasvi Singh WK-Batter India ₹3.0 crore (Bought) 10 Sunil Narine All-Rounder West Indies ₹12.0 crore (retained) 11 Cameron Green All-Rounder Australia ₹25.20 crore (Bought) 12 Rachin Ravindra All-Rounder New Zealand ₹2.0 crore (Bought) 13 Ramandeep Singh All-Rounder India ₹4.0 crore (retained) 14 Anukul Roy All-Rounder India ₹40.0 Lakh (retained) 15 Sarthak Ranjan All-rounder India ₹30.0 Lakh (Bought) 16 Varun Chakravarthy Spinner India ₹12.0 crore (retained) 17 Umran Malik Right-arm fast India ₹75.0 Lakh (retained) 18 Vaibhav Arora Fast Bowler India ₹1.80 crore (retained) 19 Daksh Kamra All-Rounder India ₹30.0 Lakh (Bought) 20 Matheesha Pathirana Bowler Sri Lanka ₹18.00 crore (Bought) 21 Blessing Muzarabani Bowler Zimbabwe ₹75.0 Lakh (Replacement) 22 Kartik Tyagi Bowler India ₹30.0 Lakh (Bought) 23 Prashant Solanki Bowler India ₹30.0 Lakh (Bought) 24 Navdeep Saini Bowler India ₹75.0 Lakh (Replacement) 25 Saurabh Dubey Bowler India ₹30.0 Lakh (Bought) Kolkata Knight Riders (Strength) KKR Retained Players List (2026) S No Batters Role Country 1 Ajinkya Rahane Batter India 2 Rinku Singh Batter India 3 Angkrish Raghuvanshi WK-Batter India 4 Manish Pandey Batter India 5 Rovman Powell Batter West Indies 6 Sunil Narine All-Rounder West Indies 7 Ramandeep Singh All-Rounder India 8 Anukul Roy All-Rounder India 9 Varun Chakravarthy Spinner India 10 Umran Malik Right-arm fast India 11 Vaibhav Arora Fast Bowler India 12 Harshit Rana Bowler India KKR Released Players 2026 S No Player Name Role Country 1 Andre Russell All-rounder West Indies 2 Venkatesh Iyer All-rounder India 3 Quinton de Kock WK-Batter South Africa 4 Rahmanullah Gurbaz WK-Batter Afghanistan 5 Moeen Ali All-rounder England 6 Anrich Nortje Fast bowler South Africa 7 Spencer Johnson Fast bowler Australia 8 Chetan Sakariya Bowler India KKR Possible Playing XI 2026 S No Batters Role Country 1 Ajinkya Rahane Batter India 2 Finn Allen WK-Batter New Zealand 3 Rinku Singh Batter India 4 Angkrish Raghuvanshi WK-Batter India 5 Rovman Powell Batter West Indies 6 Sunil Narine All-Rounder West Indies 7 Cameron Green All-Rounder Australia 8 Ramandeep Singh All-Rounder India 9 Varun Chakravarthy Spinner India 10 Vaibhav Arora Fast Bowler India 11 Matheesha Pathirana Bowler Sri Lanka Conclusion Cameron Green and Rachin Ravindra headlined KKR’s best buys in IPL 2026, adding all-round quality and flexibility With the explosive batters like Rinku Singh, an experienced leader in Ajinkya Rahane at the helm of affairs and a spin department led by heavyweights Sunil Narine and Varun Chakravarthy, the team is well-balanced to mount another title challenge. The Kolkata Knight Riders could well be challenging for another IPL title come 2026, if their new signings do reasonably well and the few players they have retained deliver on key match moments. Also, Read About – Royal Challengers Bangaluru | RCB Squad 2026, Retained Players, Auction Buys with Price and Released Players Lists