Ishan Kishan to continue as SRH captain for 3 more games as Pat Cummins' IPL 2026 comeback date revealed

Now, a report has stated that Cummins has flown back to Australia for a final scan and will rejoin the SRH side only by April 17.

Australia cricket team star Pat Cummins is set to miss at least three more matches for Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) in Indian Premier League (IPL 2026) before he returns to action. The all-rounder did not play the first two games despite being a part of the squad as he is yet to completely recover from a back injury. Now, a report has stated that Cummins has flown back to Australia for a final scan and will rejoin the SRH side only by April 17.

Cummins’ comeback date revealed

As per ESPNCricinfo, Cummins has returned to Australia following SRH’s game against KKR on Thursday for one final scan. The process will be supervised by Cricket Australia and is one final scan that will determine if he has recovered from his back injury and can participate in the IPL 2026. The report states that Cummins is set to rejoin the SRH squad on April 17, provided he gets clearance from Cricket Australia.

Cummins was last seen in action during the Ashes following which he has been on the sidelines due to a lumbar stress. He even missed the T20 World Cup 2026 as well. In his absence, Ishan Kishan has been appointed as the stand-in captain for SRH. Now, going by the current reports, Cummins is set to miss at least three more games before he could potentially be a part of SRH once again in IPL 2026 season. Earlier, Cummins had stated that he would feature in the latter half of the IPL and the finals, should SRH reach there, if nothing else goes wrong.

Under Kishan’s captaincy, SRH lost their IPL 2026 opener against Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) by 6 wickets. However, they bounced back in the next game, as they thrashed KKR by 65 runs.

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