• A big and bold decision by Sunrisers Hyderabad


• The franchise appointed Ishaan Kishan as the interim captain


• Abhishek Sharma was given ‘this’ responsibility

Ishan Kishan becomes Sunrisers Hyderabad’s new captain : IPL 2026 is starting. The 19th season has seen a lot of changes in all the teams. Sunrisers Hyderabad has taken a big and bold decision. The team has directly replaced the captain. Indian wicketkeeper-batsman Ishan Kishan has been entrusted with the command of the team. Regular captain Pat Cummins is injured. So the team has entrusted this big responsibility to Ishan Kishan. So he will not be available for the first few matches of the season. In such a scenario, the franchise has appointed Ishaan Kishan as the interim captain who will lead the team at the start of the tournament.

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Big responsibility on Ishaan Kishan

Indian wicketkeeper-batsman Ishan Kishan has been entrusted with the command of the team. Regular captain Pat Cummins is recovering from an injury and will not be available for the first few matches of the season. This is a huge responsibility for Ishaan Kishan as he became a part of this team last season itself with a whopping Rs 11.25 crore. Played a key role in India’s T20 World Cup win recently. Now Kishan has a great opportunity to prove himself as a captain in IPL. So, it will be important to see what Ishan Kisan can do in the IPL season, and whether he proves the faith shown by the franchise or not.

Abhishek Sharma was made vice-captain

Young opener Abhishek Sharma has been given the vice-captaincy in this new leadership team. Sunrisers Hyderabad while informing about this decision on its official Twitter handle wrote, ‘Pat Cummins will not be able to play some matches while recovering from injury. Until he is fully fit, Ishan Kishan will captain the team and Abhishek Sharma will play the role of vice-captain.

A composite performance by Ishaan Kishan

Talking about last season, Ishaan’s performance was mixed. He scored 354 runs in 14 matches at a strike rate of 152.58, including a brilliant century and a half-century. But looking at the current form, it is true that Ishan’s performance will be commendable. But the team hopes that the added responsibility of captaincy will improve his game even more.

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