New Delhi, April 16 -- Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) skipper Pat Cummins has been cleared by Cricket Australia to join his team in the ongoing IPL 2026 tournament. Cummins has not played competitive cricket since December last year, during the third Ashes Test in Melbourne.

He had missed the majority of the Ashes series as well as the entire T20 World Cup 2026 tournament due to a lumbar back stress injury.

Cricket Australia confirmed that, following his latest scans on Wednesday, Cummins has been completely healed from the injury.

Since August last year, Cummins has played just one competitive match, the third Ashes Test in December.

The New South Wales pacer will return to India on Friday, where he will join his Australia teammate Travis...