Delhi: Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH), which has seen ups and downs in the last few seasons, has tried to lay a strong foundation for the future in the retention of IPL 2026. SRH have given priority to players who provide consistency in both their bowling and batting departments.

Their decision to release big names indicates that the team management wants to increase the purse value in the mega auction to build a new, more flexible and match-winning squad.

Sunrisers Hyderabad Players retained and released by

Retained players: Pat Cummins (captain), Travis Head, Abhishek Sharma, Aniket Verma, R Smrana, Ishan Kishan, Heinrich Klaasen, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Harsh Dubey, Kamindu Mendis, Harshal Patel, Brydon Carse, Jaydev Unadkat, Ishan Malinga, Zeeshan Ansari.

Release Player: Mohammed Shami, Harshal Patel, Rahul Chahar, Jaydev Unadkat, Viaan Mulder, Sachin Baby.

Purse Value: Rs 25.50 crore