New Delhi, March 18 -- Sunrisers Hyderabad's plans for the upcoming edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) might be jeopardised after captain Pat Cummins is yet to be fit from a back injury that ruled him from the recently-concluded T20 World Cup 2026. Cummins, who has been one of the pillars of Sunrisers Hyderabad in the past two seasons is still recovering from the injury that got aggravated during Australia's Ashes 2025-26 demolition of England at home.

Cummins, who led the franchise to the IPL final in 2024, is under close observation of the Cricket Australia medical team over the past few months. Although it is certain that Cummins will miss a first few games in IPL 2026, but is likely to play a major chunk in the tournament. Ha...