There were injuries before the start of IPL 2026, and there are injuries during the tournament as well. It is just a shame that players are losing their fitness when the season is on. The latest players to join this list are CSK’s pacer Khaleel Ahmed and SRH’s David Payne. There is also a hamstring issue with former India skipper Rohit Sharma, and his exact status for further availability in the tournament is yet to be known.
For now, InsideSport takes a look at the list of players who have been ruled out for the entire IPL 2026 and the replacements who have come in for various teams. We also look at the list of players who are awaiting their respective clearances from boards or team physios to be able to play.
IPL 2026: Full list of injured players & their replacements
| Injured player | Team | Injury | Replacement |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harshit Rana | KKR | Knee | Navdeep Saini |
| Akash Deep | KKR | Lower-back | Saurabh Dubey |
| Sam Curran | RR | Groin | Dasun Shanaka |
| Nathan Ellis | CSK | Hamstring | Spencer Johnson |
| Wanindu Hasaranga | LSG | Hamstring/ NOC denied | George Linde |
| Khaleel Ahmed | CSK | Quadriceps | — |
| Ayush Mhatre | CSK | Hamstring | Akash Madhwal |
| Jack Edwards | SRH | Foot | David Payne |
| David Payne | SRH | Ankle | Gerald Coetzee |
| Atharva Ankolekar | MI | Knee | Krish Bhagat |
| Ben Duckett | DC | Personal reasons | Rehan Ahmed |
| Prithivi Raj | GT | — | Kulwant Khejroliya |
| Mustafizur Rahman | KKR | Withdrawn | Blessing Muzarabani |
| Brydon Carse | SRH | — | Dilshan Madushanka |
| Nuwan Thusara | RCB | NOC issue | — |
| Tom Banton | GT | Finger | Connor Esterhuizen |
| David Payne | SRH | Ankle | Gerald Coetzee |
| Anrich Nortje | LSG | — | — |
| Mitchell Santner | MI | Shoulder | Keshav Maharaj |
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