Kavya Maran’s tension increased before IPL 2026, after Cummins another player out of the tournament

By Samira Vishwas On Mar 21, 2026

IPL 2026: Before the start of the 19th season of the Indian Premier League, the troubles of Kavya Maran’s franchise Sunrisers Hyderabad seem to be increasing.

IPL 2026: Before the start of the 19th season of the Indian Premier League, the troubles of Kavya Maran’s franchise Sunrisers Hyderabad seem to be increasing. Let us tell you, the team’s regular captain Pat Cummins is going to miss the first few matches due to his injury and now the team’s star all-rounder Jack Edwards is also out of the entire tournament.

Player out before debut

Actually, during the IPL 2026 mini auction, Sunrisers Hyderabad had bought Australia’s star all-rounder Jack Edwards for Rs 3 crore. This was going to be his first IPL season. But due to serious leg injury, he is out of the entire tournament. The special thing is that 25-year-old Jack Edwards, bought in the auction, was the only foreign uncapped player on whom the franchise had expressed so much confidence.

🚨 BIG BLOW FOR SUNRISES HYDERABAD 🚨
– Jack Edwards ruled out of the IPL 2026. (Cricbuzz) pic.twitter.com/G6o8v2zYR3
— Johns. (@CricCrazyJohns) March 19, 2026

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T20 career was like this

Talking about the T20 career of 25-year-old Jack Edwards, so far he has played 77 domestic T20 matches in this format, in which he has scored 853 runs. During this period, while bowling, he has taken 52 wickets in his name. Seeing his brilliant performance, it was believed that he could play the role of a balanced all-rounder for Hyderabad.

Did wonders in BBL

Young all-rounder Jack Edwards, who plays domestic cricket for Australia, performed brilliantly in the Big Bash League 2025-26 season. In this tournament, this 25-year-old bowler made important contributions with both ball and bat while playing for Sydney Sixers, where he took 19 wickets in 13 matches and also scored 133 runs.

After the BBL final, he made his T20 International debut for Australia against Pakistan. However, during this period he was not able to do anything special.