Overview
- Sam Curran (Rajasthan Royals), Nathan Ellis (Chennai Super Kings), Harshit Rana (Kolkata Knight Riders) and SRH’s Jack Edwards have been ruled out for the season, with CSK and KKR confirming the setbacks.
- Pat Cummins, Josh Hazlewood, Mitchell Starc and Lockie Ferguson are set to miss the opening phase, while Matheesha Pathirana’s availability remains uncertain.
- Sunrisers Hyderabad have appointed Ishan Kishan as captain with Abhishek Sharma as vice‑captain during Cummins’ recovery.
- Rajasthan’s reshaped squad after trading Sanju Samson to CSK for Ravindra Jadeja and Sam Curran faces fresh disruption as Curran is sidelined by a groin injury, and a replacement is expected under IPL rules.
- Franchises are lining up signings from the Registered Available Player Pool and testing options in camp ahead of the March 28 opener between Royal Challengers Bengaluru and SRH in Bengaluru.