7 teams are suffering from injuries
Heading into IPL 2026, 7 teams are suffering from injuries. Many players have been ruled out of some or all of the games because of injuries. This has been an especially hectic year for T20s, with a World Cup concluding just weeks ago, and a bevy of franchise leagues that players in demand rang in the new year with. Here is a comprehensive look at the strained muscles and broken bones that each franchise has to contend with.
Kolkata Knight Riders
7 teams are suffering from injuries, among them, the Kolkata Knight Riders(KKR) is the major teams suffered from injuries.
Akash Deep – He was the latest of their bowlers to be ruled out of the tournament, owing to a lower-back stress injury he failed to recover from in time.
Harshit Rana – The Indiana fast bowler is set to miss a bulk of, if not the entire season, as he recovers from a knee surgery.
Matheesha Pathirana – He will only be available from mid-April, due to a calf strain he picked up during the recent T20 World Cup
Sunrisers Hyderabad
Sunrisers Hyderabad is also one of the 7 teams suffering from injuries. Here are given list of players who can miss IPL by injuries.
Pat Cummins – SRH’s regular captain is recuperating from a lumbar stress issue in his back. He is expected to return midway through the tournament.
Jack Edwards, the Australian all-rounder, has been ruled out of the entire tournament due to a foot injury.
Rajasthan Royals
Sam Curran – The England all-rounder is also ruled out of the entire season. He is suspected of having picked up a groin issue in the aftermath of his run with England till the semi-final of the T20 World Cup. Dasun Shanaka pulled out of the PSL to replace him.
Sam Curran has picked up what is suspected to be a groin issue•Getty Image.s
Royal Challengers Bengaluru
Josh Hazlewood – The Australian quick will not be with the team for the first few matches either, having been out of action for most of these last few months. He missed the entirety of the Ashes because of hamstring and Achilles issues, which he has still not fully recovered from.
Chennai Super Kings
Nathan Ellis – The Australian fast bowler was ruled out after aggravating an old hamstring injury in the domestic One-Day Cup final.
Delhi Capitals
Mitchell Starc – He is likely to link up with the franchise at some point in the season. Cricket Australia is monitoring his workload ahead of what is expected to be a busy international cricket calendar.
Punjab Kings
Lockie Ferguson – He will miss the early parts of the tournament after prioritising time at home, which he wants to spend with his family and a newborn son. He is fit otherwise.