SRH can hand over big responsibility to Abhishek Sharma, it will be difficult for Pat Cummins to join the team in the initial matches of IPL 2026.

By Samira Vishwas On Mar 17, 2026

Before the start of IPL 2026, big news related to Sunrisers Hyderabad is coming out. The team’s regular captain Pat Cummins is suffering from injury and it is considered difficult for him to play in the initial matches. In such a situation, according to reports, young Indian batsman Abhishek Sharma can be given the captaincy of the team for some matches.

Before the start of IPL 2026, the stir regarding captaincy in the Sunrisers Hyderabad team has intensified. According to media reports, the team’s regular captain Pat Cummins will not be available for the initial matches. In such a situation, Indian young opener Abhishek Sharma can be given the responsibility of captaincy for the initial matches. However, this responsibility is likely to be limited to only the first few matches and not for the entire season.

Interestingly, there are many players with captaincy experience in the Sunrisers Hyderabad squad. Heinrich Klaasen has captained South Africa in international cricket, while Travis Head was also the stand-in captain of the Australia team in some matches during the T20 World Cup 2026. Apart from this, Ishan Kishan has also won the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy title for Jharkhand team. Despite this, Abhishek Sharma’s name is being said to be at the forefront for captaincy.

However, it is also a fact that due to his consistent good performance in the IPL, Abhishek Sharma got a place in the Indian team, where he has played brilliant innings against many strong teams with his aggressive batting.

On the other hand, Pat Cummins has been struggling with fitness problems for some time. After July 2025, he has played only one Ashes Test match and was also ruled out of the T20 World Cup 2026. This is the reason why it is considered difficult for him to play in the initial matches of IPL 2026.

If we talk about Abhishek Sharma’s IPL record, so far he has scored 1816 runs in 77 matches at an excellent strike rate of 163.01. Last season too, he showed his aggressive batting prowess by scoring 439 runs in 14 matches at a strike rate of 193.39.