Pat Cummins and Travis Head, the Australian pair which should be included in the final of the world testing championship next month, should join the Sunrisers Hyderabad team before the resumption of the Indian Premier (IPL) 2025 on May 17, according to Espncricininfo. Last week, the 18th edition of the league rich in cash was suspended due to the cross -border tensions of India with Pakistan. The future of the rest of the tournament has been darkened in uncertainty. On Monday, the BCCI authorized doubts by confirming that IPL would resume on Saturday in Bengaluru.
Tuesday morning, Cummins and Head were appointed to the Australian team for the final of the world testing championship against South Africa, starting on June 11. There were doubts about their involvement, since Hyderabad has already been excluded from the race for the playoffs.
According to Espncricinfo, the skipper of Cummins and Head Hyderabad informed the SRH of their decision to return to India. Cummins director Neil Maxwell confirmed that the Australian skipper sought to return to India.
“Pat has a responsibility as a captain of the franchise and plans to return,” Maxwell told News Corp on Tuesday, as quoted by Espncricinfo.
The head of the Australia Cricket national teams, Ben Oliver, assured that the board of directors will work to work with players on their individual decisions to return to India or not in the next two days.
Espncricinfo has also confirmed that, for the moment, there is no confirmation on the question of whether players abroad, notably Heinrich Klaasen, Eshan Malinga, Kamindu Mendis and Wiaan Mulder, will join SRH. Mulder was appointed to the South African team for the WTC final against Australia.
Hyderabad, who finished the finalists last year, lost his Mojo in 2025. SRH strikers, known for their powerbringing, put a failure apart from their first campaign match against the Royals of Rajasthan.
With only three wins on 11 games, Hyderabad occupies eighth place in the point table. SRH will conclude their campaign with three outside games against LSG (May 19) in Lucknow, against RCB (May 23) in Bengaluru and KKR in Delhi (May 25).
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