New Delhi, April 22 -- Former India cricketers Harbhajan Singh and Sanjay Bangar have urged the Sunrisers Hyderabad management to retain Ishan Kishan as the captain of the franchise in the ongoing season of the Indian Premier League (IPL) even if Pat Cummins return mid-season. Cummins, who led Sunrisers Hyderabad in the past two seasons, was down with a lower back injury, that forced the Australian to miss the T20 World Cup 2026.

Not just the World Cup, Cummins is yet to play a single match in IPL 2026 so far. Although he had joined the franchise from day one, Cummins returned to Sydney and was cleared by Cricket Australia following a few tests. In Cummins' absence, the franchise announced Kishan as the captain of the side until the Aust...