Kavya Maran’s Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) Full Squad List IPL 2026 LIVE Updates: Retention Auction Released Retained Players Purse Remaining

SRH IPL 2026 Auction player list: 2016 Indian Premier League champions will be led by Pat Cummins and have retained two explosive batters Abhishek Sharma and Travis Head.

On paper, Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) had one of the strongest teams going into the 2026 Indian Premier League (IPL). Unfortunately, this did not translate into success on the field. SRH could not match their 2024 runners-up finish and ended the 2025 season well outside the top four.

A new year brings new hope. Given the team’s talent, SRH looks capable of proving that 2025 was just a bad year. The first step will be the mini-auction in Abu Dhabi, which is happening today, where SRH may need to strengthen their squad.

The team is full of talent, but it still lacked some balance. Travis Head and Abhishek Sharma remain top-class openers. Heinrich Klaasen, who has retired from international cricket, continues to be the strongest batter in the middle order, while Pat Cummins is a motivating captain despite dealing with injuries. Nitish Kumar Reddy has also become a more experienced player now.

SRH also has some exciting local batting talent coming up. Earlier this year, Aniket Verma showed his skills and this season R Smaran who plays domestic cricket for Karnataka but couldn’t play for SRH, he has been scoring runs easily. However, the bowling side still has several clear weaknesses.

For the IPL 2026 auction, Sunrisers Hyderabad have Rs 25.50 crore left to spend and 10 empty spots in their squad, including 2 for overseas players. This gives them good money to go after important players in the upcoming auction.

Here is the full list of Retained players by Sunrisers Hyderabad ahead of IPL 2026 season…

S. No.	Name	Country	Salary
1.	Abhishek Sharma	India	Rs 14 crore
2.	Aniket Verma	India	Rs 30 lakh
3.	Brydon Carse	England	Rs 1 crore
4.	Eshan Malinga	Sri Lanka	Rs 1.2 crore
5.	Harsh Dubey	India	Rs 30 lakh
6.	Harshal Patel	India	Rs 8 crore
7.	Heinrich Klaasen	South Africa	Rs 23 crore
8.	Ishan Kishan	India	Rs 11.25 crore
9.	Jaydev Unadkat	India	Rs 1 crore
10.	Kamindu Mendis	Sri Lanka	Rs 75 lakh
11.	Nitish Kumar Reddy	India	Rs 6 crore
12.	Pat Cummins	Australia	Rs 18 crore
13.	Smaran Ravichandran	India	Rs 30 lakh
14.	Travis Head	Australia	Rs 14 crore
15.	Zeeshan Ansari	India	Rs 40 lakh

Players released by Sunrisers Hyderabad: Abhinav Manohar, Adam Zampa, Atharva Taide, Rahul Chahar, Sachin Baby, Simarjeet Singh, Wiaan Mulder

Remaining Purse: Rs 25.5 crore

Will there be RTM in the IPL 2026 Auction?

Right-to-Match (RTM) will not be part of the upcoming mini-auction. For the IPL 2026 auction, the 359 players are divided into 42 groups based on their main roles like batters, bowlers, all-rounders and wicketkeepers, whether they are capped or uncapped players.

Players Purchased –

S.NO.	NAME	Country	PRICE
1.	Shivang Kumar	India	Rs 30 lakh
2.	Salil Arora	India	Rs 1.5 crore
3.	Sakib Hussain	India	Rs 30 lakh
4.	Onkar Tarmale	India	Rs 30 lakh
5.	Amit Kumar	India	Rs 30 lakh
6.	Praful Hinge	India	Rs 30 lakh
7.	Krains Fuletra	India	Rs 30 lakh
8.	Liam Livingstone	England	Rs 13 crore
9.	Shivam Mavi	India	Rs 75 lakh
10.	Jack Edwards	Australia	Rs 3 crore