IPL injury blow
Rajasthan Royals will be without new signing Sam Curran after he was ruled out for IPL 2026 with a suspected injury — a major loss after his trade from CSK last November. Sunrisers Hyderabad also lost Australian all-rounder Jack Edwards for the season following Pat Cummins’ injury, shaking up opening-weekend plans across the league. ( )
Sam Curran’s problem is reported as a suspected groin issue, and he last featured on March 5 in the T20 World Cup semi‑final where he conceded 53 off four overs and scored 18 from 14 balls. (espncricinfo.com)) The England all‑rounder joined Rajasthan Royals as part of the blockbuster November 14–15, 2025 trade that sent Sanju Samson to CSK and saw Curran — bought originally at auction for INR 2.4 crore — move to RR. (espncricinfo.com)) Rajasthan Royals have opened the search for a replacement and media outlets have named shortlists that include Wiaan Mulder, Donovan Ferreira and Daryl Mitchell among others as immediate targets. (crictracker.com)) Jack Edwards’ absence for Sunrisers Hyderabad follows a foot injury; the 25‑year‑old was acquired at the auction for INR 3 crore and took 19 wickets while scoring 133 runs in 13 games for the Sydney Sixers in BBL 2025–26. (espncricinfo.com)) Edwards made his Australia debut in late January and in his first T20I against Pakistan returned figures of 0–25 from two overs and scored 5 off six balls in that match. (espncricinfo.com)) SRH’s wider fitness problems include captain Pat Cummins, who is recovering from a lumbar stress/back issue and will miss the opening phase of the IPL; the franchise named Ishan Kishan as interim captain with Abhishek Sharma as vice‑captain ahead of their March 28 opener vs RCB. (espncricinfo.com))
