The who’s who of injured and unavailable players for IPL 2026.
IPL 2026 is expected to start under a cloud of injury concerns, with a number of important players either totally ruled out or missing for a sizable portion of the competition. Even before the first ball is bowled, teams are already having to reconsider their pairings.
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Here is a look at the full list of injured or unavailable players ahead of the season:
Harshit Rana (Kolkata Knight Riders)
Nathan Ellis (Chennai Super Kings)
Sam Curran (Rajasthan Royals)
Jack Edwards (Sunrisers Hyderabad)
Pat Cummins (Sunrisers Hyderabad)
Josh Hazlewood (Royal Challengers Bengaluru)
Lockie Ferguson (Punjab Kings)
Mitchell Starc (Delhi Capitals)
Matheesha Pathirana (Kolkata Knight Riders)
Matthew Short (Chennai Super Kings)
Eshan Malinga (Sunrisers Hyderabad)
Atharva Ankolekar (Mumbai Indians)
The IPL 2026 season begins on March 28, with the opening match between defending champions Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Sunrisers Hyderabad at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru.
