Pat Cummins Update: First the news came that Pat Cummins will not play the opening matches of IPL 2026. In such a situation, when the question arose as to who will captain, Sunrisers Hyderabad answered it in the form of Ishan Kishan. But, then the news came that Cummins was coming to India, so the question arose that maybe Ishan Kishan might not get a chance to captain SRH.

But now from the latest update on Pat Cummins it has become clear that Ishan Kishan will remain the captain of his team Sunrisers Hyderabad.

How many matches of IPL 2026 will Pat Cummins be out of?

IPL 2026 is starting from March 28, where the opening match is between RCB and SRH. Pat Cummins has arrived in India on 24th March. But despite coming to India, he will not play the opening match of SRH. Why only the opening match, he will be out of many future matches also.

According to the current update on Pat Cummins, he is likely to play in the second half of IPL 2026. Now if this is so then it is certain that he will be out of at least the first 7-8 matches.

Will return in the second half of IPL, will play the final - Cummins

Pat Cummins recently said in a podcast called Business of Sports that he is feeling better but his recovery from back injury is still going on. He said that IPL is going to start but he will not play the initial matches. He said that he is likely to play in the second half of the league. He also promised to play the final of IPL 2026.

During this time, Pat Cummins definitely told that he is practicing bowling in the nets every third day.

Ishan Kishan will remain the captain of SRH

This statement of Pat Cummins makes it clear that his chances of playing in the first half of IPL 2026 are slim. Secondly, it also became clear that Ishan Kishan will continue to be the captain of SRH. Ishan Kishan has done amazing captaincy in domestic cricket. Now he will be seen using his same experience for SRH in IPL 2026. Talking about Ishan Kishan's captaincy record in T20, he has won 24 out of 29 matches.