SRH's Pat Cummins, who is recovering from a back injury, hopes to play in IPL 2026 by middle of tournament. "If nothing goes wrong, [I'll] play the back half plus the finals," he stated. "I'm back bowling. I'm bowling basically every third day at the moment," Cummins added. Notably, Ishan Kishan will lead SRH in Cummins' absence in IPL 2026.