IPL 2026 SRH Retained and Released Players List: After reaching the final of the 2024 Indian Premier League, Sunrisers Hyderabad, under the leadership of Pat Cummins, had an ordinary season last year and they failed to qualify for the playoffs.
With Mohammed Shami already being traded to the Lucknow Super Giants for Rs 10 crore, all eyes will be on what other players the one-time champions will have. The likes of Ishan Kishan, who made his debut with a century, tapered off, and the other players who have had an exceptional season in the year 2024 have had average seasons as well.
Despite having an attacking batting line-up mid-way through the last season, SRH, due to regular failures and batting collapses, have had to revise their plans and had to resort to more pragmatic tactics. The retentions today and the purchases in the auction will give a better idea of what brand of cricket Sunrisers Hyderabad is looking to play in the upcoming season.
What are the rules of IPL retentions?
When there is a mega auction, there is a limit to the number of players, be it overseas or the Indians, that the squads can retain. But this time around, as it is not a mega auction, teams can retain as many players as they wish to. Despite the flexible rules, the franchises need to have 25 players at most, and the purse for each franchise will be around 120 crores.
List of players retained by Sunrisers Hyderabad
To be revealed shortly
List of players released by Sunrisers Hyderabad
Mohammed Shami (traded)