India, April 16 -- Things are going from bad to worse for Sunrisers Hyderabad. The Indian Premier League (IPL) franchise has confirmed that its seamer David Payne won't participate in the remainder of the league on account of an ankle injury.

Their regular captain, Pat Cummins, has not played a single game this season so far, and Ishan Kishan has stepped into the breach. Another English pacer Brydon Carse was also ruled out a couple of days ago due to a hand injury picked up in the nets, and although Dilshan Madushanka has been included as his replacement, these injuries can really rattle a team's campaign in the middle of the league, if truth be told.

Payne wasn't the first choice anyway. He was the replacement for Australian pacer Jac...