SRH’s IPL 2026 Retention: People wondered if Sunrisers Hyderabad would let Heinrich Klaasen go, but they’re sticking with their South African star. On the flip side, Adam Zampa and Rahul Chahar have packed their bags.
The biggest headline? Mohammed Shami’s on his way to Lucknow Super Giants in a huge Rs 10 crore trade. With Shami gone, SRH also parted ways with a few homegrown names Abhinav Manohar, Rahul Chahar, and Simarjeet Singh.
Still, the team kept some heavy hitters: Travis Head, Abhishek Sharma, and Pat Cummins aren’t going anywhere. So, even after all the moves, SRH’s core looks solid for IPL 2026.
| Retained Players | Released / Traded Out Players |
|---|---|
| Travis Head | Abhinav Manohar |
| Abhishek Sharma | Atharva Taide |
| Aniket Verma | Sachin Baby |
| R Smaran | Wiaan Mulder |
| Ishan Kishan | Simarjeet Singh |
| Heinrich Klaasen | Rahul Chahar |
| Nitish Kumar Reddy | Adam Zampa |
| Harsh Dubey | Mohammed Shami (Traded) |
| Kamindu Mendis | |
| Harshal Patel | |
| Brydon Carse | |
| Pat Cummins | |
| Mohammed Shami | |
| Jaydev Unadkat | |
| Eshan Malinga | |
| Zeeshan Ansari |
SRH RELEASED PLAYERS LIST:
– Manohar, Taide, Baby, Mulder, Simarjeet, Chahar and Zampa. pic.twitter.com/Y2EDpcof3R---Advertisement---— Mufaddal Vohra (@mufaddal_vohra) November 15, 2025
What SRH Head Coach Said?
“Wanted to keep nucleus together, happy with how players performed. Happy to go with enough of a purse to target players. Any time you have chance to add quality players who may have not fit elsewhere, hopefully we can identify them and add to our squad.”
