Kolkata:The captain of Sunrisers Hyderabad will not be able to play in the first few games of 2026. The all-around player is dealing with a back injury caused by stress on the lumbar bones. He might be able to play again in a week or more. Ishan Kishan has been named captain in his place, and Abhishek Sharma will be his second-in-command.
Kishan gave an update on Cummins after the toss against the Kolkata Knight Riders. He said that the Australian player is on track to fully recover. He also talked about how good Cummins is at batting.
"I don't know yet, but he should be ready as soon as possible. He makes a big difference, even with the bat. Keeping him on the team is a big plus," Kishan said after the toss.
Hyderabad really missed bowler Cummins in the first game, when they lost to Royal Challengers Bengaluru by six wickets. Even though David Payne was great in the game, their bowling unit wasn't very deep. Meanwhile, Hyderabad have made one change to their playing XI against KKR as the 2016 champions are determined to return to winning ways.
Hyderabad really missed bowler Cummins in the first game, when they lost to Royal Challengers Bengaluru by six wickets. Even though David Payne was great in the game, their bowling unit wasn't very deep. Hyderabad has made one change to their starting XI against KKR in the meantime. The 2016 champions are determined to get back to winning ways.Kolkata won the toss and chose to bowl first at Eden Gardens. Kishan said after the toss that he also wanted to bowl first. But he wants the team to do a better job and play their best game.
"I would have chosen to bowl first. But when you bat first at Eden, it's the same thing: make sure you know how the wicket will play, watch the ball, and play your best game. We need to find the best game show for us. It all depends on the mindset, if you feel fresh before the game, you just go out and do the basics right. Kishan said, "Only one thing I would say is execution. If you plan something and do it well, you will win. We need to stay calm even when things aren't going well, and that will make all the difference."
The Sunrisers Hyderabad (Playing XI):Abhishek Sharma, Travis Head, Ishan Kishan (wk/c), Aniket Verma, Reddy, Salil Arora, Harsh Dubey, Shivang Kumar, and David Payne
The Kolkata Knight Riders' starting lineup is as follows:(c) Cameron Green, Angkrish Raghuvanshi (wk), Rinku Singh, Ramandeep Singh, Anukul Roy, Varun Chakaravarthy, Vaibhav Arora, Kartik Tyagi, and Blessing Muzarabani
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