Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) young all-rounder Harsh Dubey carried his stunning form into the Irani Cup final. He took 6 wickets in the final match of the tournament and helped Vidharbha to win against the Rest of India. In the 2nd innings of the match, Dubey claimed 4 wickets to go with the first-innings brace. 

Vidharbha emerged as the winner of the Irani Cup 2025, defeating the Rest of India. The match was a thrilling encounter, differentiated by some individuals' brilliance, including the brilliant spells by Harsh Dubey, though it was Atharva Taide who was named as the best player of the match for his first-innings 143-run innings. 

Batting first, Vidharbha scored 342 runs, powered by Atharva's hundred-plus-run innings. In reply, the Rest of India registered 214 runs. The first-inning lead for Vidharbha shaped the match for them to lift the trophy. During the first innings of the Rest of India, Yash Thakur plucked 4 wickets. In the second innings, Vidharbha and the Rest of India scored 232 runs and 267 runs, respectively. Vidharbha, led by Akshay Wadkar, won the final by 93 runs. 

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Harsh Dubey stepped up during the high time of the match. When the rest of India was chasing a challenging target of 361 runs, the emerging all-rounder cleared Abhimanyu Easwaran, Ishan Kishan, Akash Deep, and Gurnoor Brar. 

The 23-year-old has been in splendid form from the beginning of this year. In the last ten matches, including the Irani Cup 2025 final, he bagged 20 wickets. During the 2nd semifinal of the Duleep Trophy 2025, he took 6 wickets for Central Zone and scored 75 runs as well. Against the Northeast Zone, he picked 4 wickets in the Duleep Trophy. Dubey represented the India A team as well against the Australia A team and the England Lions. 

When expectations mounted around experienced pacer Prasidh Krishna, a young Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) all-rounder took the spotlight by taking 3 wickets during India A vs Australia A (IND A vs AUS A) 1st unofficial Test in Lucknow. 

Harsh Dubey picked up 3 wickets at Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium. The match is considered equally important for both of the teams, as there are multiple talents who can be in contention to be a part of India's main team setup. Dubey is undoubtedly one of them. The 23-year-old all-rounder caught everyone by surprise when he had 3 wickets in his bag after the end of the first innings. 

From the beginning of the innings, Australia A was well under control with their openers Sam Konstas and Campbell Kellaway. Konstas already made his name as an exciting talent who played an entertaining 60-run innings against India in 2024 in Melbourne. Konstas, who is now playing for the Australia A team, scored a 109-run knock against India A, and his opening partner Campbell got 88 off 97. 

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3 wickets for Harsh Dubey against Australia A

Dubey helped India A to get rid of dangerous Sam Konstas after clinching the scalp of Australia A team skipper Nathan McSweeney. Like Konstas, McSweeney also gained Test experience last year against India. Dubey dismissed both of the batters from the crease. McSweeney went back to the pavilion after making only 1 run. The third Australian batter who fell short against Harsh was Cooper Connolly, who scored 70 against 84 deliveries. 

Who is Harsh Dubey?

Harsh Dubey is a slow left-arm orthodox bowler who played for Indian Premier League (IPL) franchise Sunrisers Hyderabad. The Maharashtra-born player played 3 matches for the team in IPL 2025. It was his debut IPL season for the all-rounder. In these 3 matches, he bagged 5 wickets in total, including the best figure of 3/34. In first-class cricket, he has 108 wickets in 21 matches to his name. 

The runners-up of the 2024 season of the Indian Premier League (IPL), Sunrisers Hyderabad, who went though an excellent season thanks to some incredible batting and bowling performances under the captaincy of Pat Cummins, couldn’t repeat the same dominance in the recent edition and ended at the sixth position in the points table to earn just six victories in 14 encounters at a net run rate of -0.241. 

Sunrisers started their campaign with a 44-run IPL victory against the Rajasthan Royals at home before facing four successive defeats in the event. By the time they grabbed three consecutive victories in the business end of the competition against Lucknow, Bengaluru, and Kolkata, it was too late for the side.

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Looking ahead to the 2026 edition, Hyderabad will need to make some changes to the playing eleven and, more importantly, to the squad. They could also leave a few players with an aim to get them back for a low price during the mini auction of the next season.

Let’s take a look at the five players that the Sunrisers Hyderabad might release before IPL 2026, featuring Ishan Kishan.

5. Ishan Kishan

The left-handed Indian wicket-keeper batter, Ishan Kishan, came into the franchise for a huge price of INR 11.25 crore and scored a century in the opening clash against Rajasthan. But he couldn’t hold the same form and rhythm for the rest of the season and ended with just 354 runs in 13 innings at an average of 35.40 and a strike rate of 152.58.

Kishan has scored over 300 runs in the last four editions of the tournament. The SRH management can aim to get the batter back in the squad during the mini auction. On many occasions, the southpaw struggled to get going from the start, which was a concern for the franchise.

4. Mohammed Shami

During a recent interaction with India’s veteran and one of the premier pacers, Mohammed Shami, the fast bowler revealed that he could keep cards and doors open to get selected in other franchises for the next season of the IPL. The right-arm pacer couldn’t find his right line and length in most games and was bashed for several runs, which cost the 2016 champions in the power play.

Shami, who has collected 133 IPL wickets in 119 innings at an average of under 29 and a strike rate of below 20 with an economy rate of 8.63, thanks to the two four-wicket hauls in an inning, has bagged only six scalps in nine innings in 2025 at an economy rate of over 11.

Looking at how Shami has performed in his international career in recent years, it would be wiser for the franchise to leave the Bengal pacer and get him back for a lower price than INR 10 crore.

3. Abhinav Manorhar

Abhinav Manohar, the former Gujarat Titans player, came to the Sunrisers Hyderabad side last season for a price of INR 3.20 crore. He was known for his incredible aggression with the bat in the lower order to help the franchise give a good finish. But he somehow failed to repeat the same thing during the last edition of the event.

Manohar, who clubbed 114 runs in six IPL innings at an average of 19 and a strike rate of over 137 in 2023, got just 61 runs in five innings of the IPL 2025 at a strike rate of only 100. On many occasions, he failed to offer them a good finish in the lower order.

Either the Sunrisers could think of changing the player or bring him back for a lower price for the new edition.

2. Adam Zampa

It’s incredibly hard to believe how the veteran Australian leg spinner, Adam Zampa, despite being one of the successful white-ball bowlers of the national side, hasn’t been able to crack the IPL code yet. Sunrisers brought him after releasing Wanindu Hasaranga. But the 33-year-old in two innings of the IPL 2025 picked up only a couple of wickets at an average of 47 and an economy rate of nearly 12.

Zampa’s T20 experience isn’t new, with him collecting 386 wickets in 307 T20 innings at an average of 21.53 and an economy rate of 7.48. Hyderabad can think of getting better options than the spinner, whom they bagged for a price of INR 2.40 crore.

1. Rahul Chahar

The 26-year-old Indian leg spinner, Rahul Chahar, was at times one of the vital members of the eleven for the Mumbai Indians when they won the IPL 2020. But his form has gone down in the last couple of seasons of the league.

In 2025, he came to the franchise for a price of INR 3.20 crore and could not open his account in the solitary game he played at the Wankhede against the Mumbai franchise. Even in that clash, he bowled just one over, and he could be one of the bowlers to get left out of the side.

The star fast bowler of the Indian side, Mohammed Shami, went through a poor 2025 season of the Indian Premier League (IPL) for the Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH), as he kept struggling with several injuries under the leadership of Pat Cummins. Getting roped in for INR 10 crore in the mega auction, Shami featured in nine games to pick up six wickets at an average of 56.16.

Shami is uncertain about his future for the IPL in the Orange Army as the franchise could look to refuse the bowling services of the veteran, who has not been picked since the end of the Asia Cup for the national side during the Test series in England, and was omitted from the 15-member squad of the Asia Cup 2025.

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“I’m ready to play for any team that raises the paddle for me (at the auction). There is nothing in my hands. It is IPL, the festival of cricket, and it is entertainment for people. Whoever lifts the paddle for you, go along with them.” The Bengal pacer expressed on News24.

Mohammed Shami drops bombshell on IPL 2026 future for SRH

The best season for the pacer in IPL history came in 2023 when Shami, playing for the Gujarat Titans, picked up 28 wickets in 17 innings at an average of under 19 and an average of 18.3 with an economy rate of eight. He now has a total of 133 scalps in 119 IPL innings at 28.18 with an economy rate of under nine.

In his entire IPL career, Shami has represented five IPL franchises. In IPL 2013, he debuted for the Kolkata Knight Riders before featuring for Delhi Capitals till 2018, where he wasn’t a regular in the side. He featured in three seasons for Punjab and bagged 58 wickets in 42 games for the side.

In the upcoming edition of the event, a few franchises will look for a veteran Indian pacer, and Mohammed Shami could be among the top five choices of those franchises. Lucknow Super Giants may get a huge sum of money with them having no update on their young sensational Mayank Yadav, as they are likely to release Akash Deep, who they roped in for INR 8 crore.

Former South African opener Sarel Johannes Erwee has praised England’s young pacer Sonny Baker, urging his inclusion in the squad for The Ashes 2025. Erwee, who retired from all formats earlier this year, took to X (formerly Twitter) to share his thoughts, stating that Baker’s skillset would be highly effective in Australian conditions. The five-match Test series between England and Australia begins on November 21, 2025, and Erwee believes Baker’s pace and style could make a notable impact. He also mentioned that if Baker doesn’t make the Test squad, he would still be an exciting prospect to watch in the SA20 League, adding fuel to the growing buzz around the 22-year-old.

Sonny Baker first made headlines when he was selected for England’s Under-19 squad in 2021. Although injury ruled him out of the World Cup the following year, his ability to generate sharp inswing was highly regarded. Baker is among the rare bowlers to have earned an England development contract before debuting in the County Championship. He showcased his potential in Australia, taking three wickets in 18 overs in a one-off Test for the England Lions. Since moving from Hampshire to Somerset last year, Baker impressed further, claiming his maiden five-wicket haul in just his second County Championship match against reigning champions Surrey.

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“Huuuuuge shout this, I know, BUT I’d put Sonny Baker on that plane to Aus for the Ashes—Bowls rockets and shapes it nicely. Yes, he’s inexperienced, but it looks like he has that X factor! If not… maybe SA20 then. Adrian Birrell coaches him at Hampshire, so how about Sunrisers?” Erwee wrote on his X handle. 

Sonny Baker has been phenomenal in The Hundred's so far

Baker, who missed the last season due to injury, took 2-26 in the side’s campaign opener. His performances in the ongoing edition prove why the Englishman is being highly rated. Notably, the uncapped pacer was retained by the Originals despite missing the entire last season. According to BBC Sport, Baker has the second-highest average speed in this year’s Hundred at 85.6 mph. He was included in the playing XI at the expense of 43-year-old James Anderson. Representing Manchester Originals, he produced an inspiring spell against London Spirit on Monday, August 11. The right-arm pacer conceded just four runs in his first 10 balls against international batting stalwarts like David Warner and Kane Williamson.

He then dismissed Australian all-rounder Ashton Turner to finish the spell, conceding only 21 runs off 20 deliveries. He was the most economical among all bowlers in the match. His spell paved the way for the Originals’ emphatic 10-run win over the Spirits despite Warner’s brisk 71-run knock. After the win, the Originals skipper Phil Salt couldn’t resist comparing the 22-year-old uncapped player with the legendary James Anderson. 

Sunrisers Hyderabad CEO Kavya Maran has been named as one of the 14 members of the Telangana Sports Policy board. The new panel has been formed as part of the state's broader strategy to promote sporting development. Telangana Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy officially launched the policy during the inaugural Telangana Sports Conclave held in Hyderabad.

The Sports Policy of Telangana is designed to promote sports activities, upgrade the sports infrastructure, and provide help to sportsmen from the grassroots level up to the international level. A significant element of the policy includes the creation of a Board of Governors to supervise the Telangana Sports Development Fund. The fund will be directed toward helping athletes excel at national and international events, including the Olympics.

The policy has roped in several big names from Indian sports and business. World Cup-winning cricket captain Kapil Dev, Olympic gold medalist shooter Abhinav Bindra, ace badminton coach Pullela Gopichand, former Indian football captain Bhaichung Bhutia, and business tycoon Sanjiv Goenka are some of the leading members of this committee of high-powered personalities.

Kavya Maran's Rise in Sports Administration

Kavya Maran, the daughter of Sun Group Chairman Kalanithi Maran, is one of the youngest people on the policy board. She is a regular presence in the Indian Premier League (IPL) and has been seen in the stands passionately cheering on the Sunrisers Hyderabad. This inclusion in the policy board is of major significance for the involvement of younger and impactful voices in Indian sports development.

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Kavya comes from a politically and economically influential family, and she has a strong legacy. It is known that her grandfather Murasoli Maran was a senior DMK leader and her uncle Dayanidhi Maran has been in the Lok Sabha several times and also held Union Cabinet positions. Her appointment as one of the most influential women in the Indian sports business highlights her increasing involvement and contribution in the field.

It has been the biggest surprise of the recent times in the Indian cricket that Mohammed Shami, despite being fit for the three weeks of Champions Trophy and later in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 for the Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH), didn’t feature in any of the Test matches for the national side during their trips to Australia and England in seven months.

The Blue Brigade struggled with their pace bowling attack, led by Jasprit Bumrah, who couldn’t play more than three games of the series. That was where, even after Prasidh Krishna, Akash Deep, and Mohammed Siraj did well with the ball, the national side under a young captain, Shubman Gill, struggled for experience in the eleven.

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Recently, the Sunrisers have posted a video of the Bengal pacer practicing in the nets with the ball. He was seen to do some stretching and running, besides bowling to a batter in the nets. The veteran looked fluent with the ball as he ran hard to create difficulties for the batters.

Watch: Mohammed Shami starts preparation before Duleep Trophy 2025

It was a poor season with the ball for Shami in the IPL 2025, where he picked just six wickets in nine innings at an average of 56.16 and a strike rate of 30 with an economy rate of more than 11. In 122 Test innings, the right-arm pacer has picked up 229 wickets at an average of 27.71 and a strike rate of 50.2, with his last game coming during the WTC 2023 final against Australia at the Kennington Oval.

The hustle and grind continue behind the scenes 💪🏻

📸: @MdShami11

Mohammad Shami | #PlayWithFire pic.twitter.com/TasXolYE8l

— SunRisers Hyderabad (@SunRisers) August 2, 2025

After being neglected for the national commitment, Shami has been picked in the East Zone squad for the Duleep Trophy 2025-26. Along with him, Bengal’s Abhimanyu Easwaran and Akash Deep were also part of the squad. Shami’s last first-class game was for the Bengal side during the Ranji Trophy in November last year.

Duleep Trophy will give him a great chance to get ready for the upcoming home Test season against the West Indies and South Africa, while the national side will also make a trip to Australia for a white-ball series. With the T20 World Cup awaiting, his role will be crucial, along with fitness.

It was the first week of February this year when the news came out that a third Indian Premier League (IPL) franchise had bought stakes in the ongoing Hundred sale. The Sun Group, owners of the Sunrisers Hyderabad, made the highest bid to buy a stake in the Northern Superchargers, whose host county is Yorkshire. They have agreed to get 100% of the side, both of ECB’s 49% and Yorkshire’s 51%.

On July 30, the Yorkshire Cricket Club confirmed the news of the operational control taking place from October 01, 2025. The deal sees a significant move when the club will get a financial influx, alongside getting a new, renowned strategic partner.

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‘This is a significant moment for everyone involved with Yorkshire Cricket and the Sun Group. The Sunrisers are going to be a great partner for the Club. It was clear from the first time we met them that they care about cricket and Yorkshire, and there are some very exciting times ahead of us. I’d like to take this opportunity to thank everyone at the Sun Group for their support in getting us to this stage and look forward to welcoming them to the Yorkshire Cricket family.’ Sanjay Patel, the CEO of the club, expressed in a statement.

Sun Group completes 100% stake of Northern Superchargers in The Hundred

‘The deal puts the Club in a strong financial position, which has been far from the case for many years here, and we can start looking towards a very bright future. The priority is clearing our debts. We will then be looking at how we can invest the surplus funds to not only safeguard the future, but enable us to flourish.’ He added.

Along with the IPL, where the franchise became the champions of the 2016 season and ended up one step short of the same title-winning campaign in 2024, losing the final to the Kolkata Knight Riders. Their SA20 franchise became the champions of the first two editions of the event in South Africa.

‘We’re excited to have acquired the Northern Superchargers and to begin this new chapter in close collaboration with Yorkshire County Cricket Club. Yorkshire’s proud cricketing heritage, its passionate fan base, and the iconic Headingley Stadium make this a truly special opportunity. We are committed to building upon that legacy.’ Kavya Maran, the head of Sports, Sun TV Network Limited, shed light.

The left-handed opening batter of the Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH), Abhishek Sharma, has earned the top spot in the T20I batters’ rankings, as he replaced his IPL opening partner, Travis Head, with a rating of 829, nearly 15 more than the left-handed batter, who lost his position for the first time in more than a year. 

Abhishek Sharma burst into the international scene last year when he smashed a superb T20I century against Zimbabwe. However, he continued to struggle for consistency in the format before showing recent efforts against South Africa and England. The 24-year-old overtakes Head to become the third Indian player to hold the No. 1 spot in T20I after Virat Kohli and Suryakumar Yadav.

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Head was at the top place after he went past Sky during last year’s Men’s T20 World Cup, but his decision to sit out of the five-match T20I series against the West Indies in the Caribbean has seen him lose the position to Sharma. Suryakumar held the top rank while Kohli was the first Indian player to hold the spot during the period between 2014 and 2017.

India show dominance with number one ranks in various departments

India is now the number one-ranked side in the ODIs and T20Is, while their Test batter, Shubman Gill, remains the number one 50-over ranked batter. Abhishek, who has smashed 535 T20I runs in 16 innings at a strike rate of 193.84, joins Jasprit Bumrah, who is the number one-ranked Test bowler.

Number 1 ODI team - India
Number 1 T20I team - India
Number 1 ODI batter - Gill
Number 1 T20I batter - Abhishek
Number 1 Test bowler - Bumrah
Number 1 Test all-rounder - Jadeja
Number 1 T20I all-rounder - Hardik

THE DOMINANCE OF TEAM INDIA 🇮🇳💥 pic.twitter.com/jtoESTvD6B

— Johns. (@CricCrazyJohns) July 30, 2025

Ravindra Jadeja and Hardik Pandya are also the number one-ranked all-rounders in the Test and T20I formats. Josh Inglis, who celebrated two half-centuries in the Caribbean T20Is, has moved six places up to the ninth rank among T20I batters. Cameron Green climbs up a whopping 64 spots to go to 24th after his 205 runs across five matches and the Player of the Series heroics.

The pace bowling all-rounder for India and the Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) in the Indian Premier League (IPL) has broken the silence on the current reports of him looking to part ways with the franchise. For the last seven days, there had been several speculations on whether the youngster would leave the franchise ahead of the 2026 edition.

Reddy, on July 27, has taken the route to the social media platforms to clear the air on how some things would require clarity. The India star tore apart the rumours that stated that he would always stand by the franchise, and there would have been no truth to such words, flying around in the news outlets.

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‘I tend to stay away from the noise, but some things deserve clarity. My connection with SRH is built on trust, respect, and years of shared passion. I’ll always stand by this team.’ Nitish Kumar Reddy penned down on his X handle (formerly known as Twitter).

Nitish Kumar Reddy breaks silence on reports of leaving SRH ahead of IPL 2026

Reddy didn’t even have an average performance during the previous season of the tournament. In the 13 encounters, the right-handed batter smashed 182 runs at an average of 22.7 and a strike rate of under 120. He retained the management for a price of INR 6 crore, which shows the trust they have in the youngster. A report, earlier, claimed that Reddy wasn’t happy with the SRH set-up and was planning to leave the franchise.

I tend to stay away from the noise, but some things deserve clarity. My connection with SRH is built on trust, respect, and years of shared passion.
I’ll always stand by this team. 🧡

— Nitish Kumar Reddy (@NKReddy07) July 27, 2025

After the end of the IPL 2024, Reddy flew to Australia for the Border-Gavaskar Trophy (BGT) 2024-25, where he celebrated his very first century of the longest format at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) on Boxing Day. Those performances pushed him to make it into the squad for the five-match red-ball series in England.

However, things didn’t go as planned. He featured in the first two games at Lord’s and Edgbaston, besides scoring 45 runs and picking three wickets. Reddy was preferred over Shardul in those two games before a ligament damage injury, which he picked up in the gym, ruled him out of the series.