Overview
- Sunrisers Hyderabad signed England all-rounder Liam Livingstone for ₹13 crore at the IPL 2026 mini-auction.
- Anil Kumble said Livingstone’s inclusion is complicated by three near-fixed overseas picks in Pat Cummins, Travis Head and Heinrich Klaasen.
- Robin Uthappa questioned Hyderabad’s bowling depth and youth pipeline, citing reliance on Cummins with risk-prone options like Harshal Patel and Jaydev Unadkat.
- Abhinav Mukund noted SRH spent roughly four percent of their purse on bowling after allowing Mohammed Shami to join Lucknow Super Giants.
- Kumble suggested SRH misread early bidding for uncapped Indians, leaving few bowling options and pushing a late pivot to Livingstone.