Harshit Rana to Pat Cummins: Top stars who are BIGGEST injury concerns in IPL 2026
In these collection of pictures, we find out about the top cricketers who are doubtful starters in IPL 2026 season due to injuries.
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Harshit Rana to Pat Cummins: Top stars who are BIGGEST injury concerns in IPL 2026
In these collection of pictures, we find out about the top cricketers who are doubtful starters in IPL 2026 season due to injuries.
By Devadyuti Das | Updated: March 17, 2026 8:08 AM IST
1. Harshit Rana
1. Harshit Rana: Kolkata Knight Riders pacer was retained for Rs 4 crore but is set to be ruled out of entire IPL 2026 season due to knee injury.
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2. Pat Cummins
2. Pat Cummins: Australia captain was retained for Rs 18 crore by Kavya Maran's Sunrisers Hyderabad but is set to miss first half of IPL 2026 due to back injury.
3. Matheesha Pathirana
3. Matheesha Pathirana: Sri Lanka pacer was bought for Rs 18 crore by Kolkata Knight Riders but is set to be ruled out of star of IPL 2026 season due to left leg muscle and calf injury. Pathirana was replaced from Sri Lanka's T20 World Cup 2026 squad due to injury as well.
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4. Josh Hazlewood
4. Josh Hazlewood: Australian pacer is also unavailable for Royal Challengers Bengaluru for start of IPL 2026 due to hamstring and Achilles injury. Hazlewood was retained for Rs 12.5 crore by RCB ahead of IPL 2026 season.
5. Wanindu Hasaranga
5. Wanindu Hasaranga: Sri Lanka all-rounder could be unavailable for Sanjiv Goenka's Lucknow Super Giants due to a tear in his left hamstring which forced him out of T20 World Cup 2026. Hasaranga was bought for Rs 2 crore by LSG at IPL 2026 mini auction last year.
6. Eshan Malinga
6. Eshan Malinga: Sri Lanka pacer could be unavailable for start of IPL 2026 season for Sunrisers Hyderabad after a shoulder dislocation. He was retained for Rs 1.2 crore by SRH ahead of IPL 2026 season.