By Admin 
The countdown for IPL 2026 has started, about 1 week is left for the tournament to start. But many teams have suffered a setback even before the start of the tournament. Many teams are worried due to 7 players being out, the big thing is that 6 of them are fast bowlers. Of these eliminated players, 4 are from Australia, there is a huge competition in the auction to buy them. Among these, there is one player who is playing in IPL for the first time. Among these players, one player is also from India.
The first match of IPL 2026 is between Royal Challengers Bangalore and Sunrisers Hyderabad, both these teams will miss their Australian players. The players who are out are Pat Cummins (SRH), Josh Hazlewood (RCB). Apart from these, Australia’s Nathan Ellis (CSK) and Jack Edwards (SRH) were also out.
3 players out of initial matches
Out of the 7 players out of IPL 2026, 6 are pacers. The good thing is that among these, there are three fast bowlers who were out not for the entire season but for the initial phase. Pat Cummins, Josh Hazlewood and Lockie Ferguson will not play in the initial matches.
Pat Cummins is the captain of Sunrisers Hyderabad, but he has not yet recovered from his injury. Due to injury, he could not even play the T20 World Cup. Apart from him, Josh Hazlewood is also injured, who plays for Royal Challengers Bangalore. There is news that Hazlewood will not be able to play in the first 2 matches, after that he can join the team.
New Zealand fast bowler Lockie Ferguson has been bought by Punjab Kings, but due to national duty he will not play in some matches. The reason for him not coming to India for the league is that he has recently become a father and wants to spend some time with his family.
Indian fast bowler also included
Indian fast bowler Harshit Rana will also not be able to play IPL 2026 due to injury, he suffered a knee injury before the T20 World Cup. He was included in KKR team. Apart from them, Sam Curran, Jack Edwards and Nathan Ellis have also been ruled out of the entire IPL 2026.
Sam Curran had joined Rajasthan Royals through trade, but he is out of IPL due to a back injury. Nathan Ellis, who was to play for CSK, is also out. He was out due to hamstring injury. Australia’s Jack Edwards was bought by Sunrisers Hyderabad, who was going to play IPL for the first time but was ruled out of IPL 2026 due to injury.