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 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.
| 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 | NOC denied | George Linde |
| Eshan Malinga | SRH | — | — |
| Lockie Ferguson | PBKS | Personal reasons | — |
| Khaleel Ahmed | CSK | Quadriceps | — |
| Jack Edwards | SRH | Foot | David Payne |
| David Payne | SRH | Ankle | — |
| Atharva Ankolekar | MI | Knee | Krish Bhagat |
| Ben Duckett | DC | Personal reasons | — |
| Prithivi Raj | GT | — | Kulwant Khejroliya |
| Yash Dayal | RCB | Personal reasons | — |
| Mustafizur Rahman | KKR | Withdrawn | Blessing Muzarabani |
| Brydon Carse | SRH | — | Dilshan Madushanka |
| Nuwan Thusara | RCB | NOC issue | — |
| Tom Banton | GT | Finger injury | Connor Esterhuizen |
Teams waiting for..
There is a set of players who haven’t been ruled out of the tournament, but are injured or still recovering from their injuries. CSK’s MS Dhoni is one of the biggest names in that, while SRH are missing their full-time skipper Pat Cummins. He is yet to get a green signal from Cricket Australia. Cam Green and Josh Hazlewood too were permitted after the first week, to play, by their board.
| Player | Team | Injury | Replacement |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mitchell Starc | DC | Shoulder/Elbow | — |
| MS Dhoni | CSK | Groin | — |
| Rohit Sharma | MI | Hamstring | — |
| Matheesha Pathirana | KKR | Hamstring | — |
| Pat Cummins | SRH | Lower back | — |
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