SRH Squad 2026: Full player list after IPL 2026 auction

Sunrisers Hyderabad, the former champions, advanced to the final in 2024 but had a dismal 2025 season. Throughout most of the tournament, the club struggled to execute collectively with both bat and ball despite boosting their group from the previous season. Towards the end, a few combinations started to work, but it was too little, too late to save their campaign.

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SRH had ten player slots, including two abroad slots, and a remaining purse of Rs 25.50 crore when they joined the auction. At the IPL 2026 mini-auction on Tuesday, they spent INR 13 crore to acquire England all-rounder Liam Livingstone. SRH and Lucknow Super Giants engaged in a heated bidding battle in the accelerated round after Livingstone failed to sell at his base price in the first round. When LSG eventually ran out of money, SRH was able to get him in.

Salil Arora, an uncapped Indian player, was acquired by SRH for INR 1.5 crore, up from a base price of ₹30 lakhs. Sakib Hussain and Onkar Tarmale were also signed by the franchise for ₹30 lakhs apiece. Shivang Kumar also joined for ₹30 lakhs in the meantime. They also purchased Jack Edwards for Rs 3 crore, making him their second costliest player this auction.

With captain Pat Cummins, dynamic opener Abhishek Sharma, and power hitter Travis Head leading the way, SRH managed to hold onto their core. Cummins is essential to the team's plan because of his leadership and bowling, and SRH's comeback has been greatly aided by the opening duo of Abhishek and Head.

Sunrisers Hyderabad Full Team IPL 2026

Players Retained: Pat Cummins (c), Travis Head, Abhishek Sharma, Aniket Verma, R. Smaran, Ishan Kishan, Heinrich Klaasen, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Harsh Dubey, Kamindu Mendis, Harshal Patel, Brydon Carse, Jaydev Unadkat, Eshan Malinga, Zeeshan Ansari.

Players Bought: Salil Arora, Shivang Kumar, Sakib Hussain, Onkar Tarmale, Krains Fuletra, Praful Hinge, Amit Kumar, Shivam Mavi, Liam Livingstone, Jack Edwards.

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