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Sunrisers Hyderabad’s regular skipper Pat Cummins joined the team’s grooming league astatine the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium present connected Wednesday (March 25, 2026).
The Australian accelerated bowler, who is battling fittingness concerns, did not overtly exert himself. The 32-year-old indulged successful a airy lukewarm up, and took portion successful fielding and catching drills. He went connected to present a fewer balls with a shortened run-up successful an bare net.
While his Sunrisers teammates went afloat tilt, Cummins did a fewer sprints nether the watchful eyes of caput manager Daniel Vettori and his staff.
Abhishek prepares for the play ahead. | Photo Credit: K. MURALI KUMAR
England all-rounder Liam Livingstone, signed for ₹13 crore astatine the auction, got into the groove with a batting stint.
Livingstone, who past featured for England a twelvemonth ago, is searching for signifier and runs. South African Heinrich Klaasen struck large blows, sending the shot to each parts.
SRH is preparing for the IPL 2026 opener against defending champion Royal Challengers Bengaluru present connected Saturday (March 28, 2026).
Given that Cummins volition miss the archetypal fewer games of the season, Sunrisers appointed wicketkeeper-batter Ishan Kishan arsenic the interim captain.
Abhishek Sharma volition instrumentality complaint arsenic the vice-captain.
Kishan missed the SRH signifier league connected Wednesday arsenic helium was portion of the IPL captains’ gathering successful Mumbai.
Cummins past played successful the 3rd Ashes Test successful December, and did not fig successful Australia’s disastrous T20 World Cup campaign.
