India, March 22 -- Ishan Kishan, leading in the absence of Pat Cummins, has already become a familiar part of Sunrisers Hyderabad's build-up to IPL 2026, but one moment from an intra-squad practice game added an extra edge to the conversation around the franchise just days before the season begins. A brief exchange between Kishan and leg-spinner Zeeshan Ansari during SRH's warm-up match drew attention online, with clips of the incident quickly spreading across social media.

The timing of the moment made it more noticeable. Kishan is set to lead SRH in the early part of IPL 2026, with Pat Cummins unavailable at the start of the season, and the wicketkeeper-batter is one of the side's key figures heading into the campaign. SRH's pre-season...