IPL 2026 has not even started yet, but injuries to players continue. From Chennai Super Kings to Kolkata Knight Riders and Sunrisers Hyderabad have also suffered setbacks. The main players of many teams have been out of the tournament, due to which preparing the playing eleven combination has become a big problem. See here the complete list of all those players who have been out of IPL 2026 till now.

List of players out of IPL 2026

Harshit Rana- Harshit Rana, one of the main bowlers of Kolkata Knight Riders, was injured in the warm-up match of T20 World Cup 2026 against South Africa. He has not played any competitive match after that. He is now out of the entire IPL 2026 tournament.

Nathan Ellis- Chennai Super Kings fast bowler Nathan Ellis is out of the entire season due to hamstring injury. There were speculations that Ellis would take the responsibility of death bowling for CSK, but due to his injury, the Chennai team is in trouble.

Sam Curran- Due to Sanju Samson trade deal, all-rounder Sam Curran went to Rajasthan Royals team. But Curran is out of the entire season due to groin injury.

Jack Edwards- This time Jack Edwards was about to debut for Sunrisers Hyderabad, he was bought by SRH in the mini auction for Rs 3 crore. He is out of the season due to a leg injury.

Atharva Ankolekar- Mumbai Indians had bought Atharva Ankolekar for Rs 30 lakh, but he is out of the tournament due to a knee injury.

These players will miss the initial matches
There are also players who are injured right now, but are not out of the entire tournament. Pat Cummins, Josh Hazlewood, Matthew Short, Ishan Malinga, Mathisha Pathirana and Lockie Ferguson may miss the first few matches of IPL 2026.

Nathan Ellis Ruled Out IPL 2026: Before the start of IPL 2026, Chennai Super Kings has suffered a big blow. The team’s Australian fast bowler Nathan Ellis is out of the entire tournament due to injury. Chennai team has not yet announced his replacement. According to a report by Sportstar, Nathan Ellis has been ruled out of the entire tournament due to a ham string injury.

Nathan Ellis’s exclusion is a big blow for Chennai Super Kings as he was seen as the death over specialist of the team. According to the report of Sportstar, the team is looking for his replacement. With Ellis out, Matt Henry’s hopes of getting a chance in the regular playing eleven have increased.

Nathan Ellis, who comes from Australia, has taken 231 wickets in his T20 career of 186 matches. In his international T20 career, he has taken 55 wickets after playing 36 matches. The statistics clearly show that Ellis is a wicket taking bowler. His exclusion from IPL 2026 is a big blow for the five-time champion team.

CSK’s fast bowling line-up

Talking about the fast bowling line-up of Chennai Super Kings, Matt Henry, Gurjapneet Singh, Mukesh Chaudhary, Khalil Ahmed are present in it. Apart from this, Chennai Super Kings also have fast bowling options in the form of all-rounders Shivam Dubey, Jacques Foulkes, Anshul Kamboj, Jamie Overton.

Chennai Super Kings Squad: Rituraj Gaikwad (captain), Ayush Mhatre, MS Dhoni, Dewald Brewis, Urvil Patel, Shivam Dubey, Jamie Overton, Ramakrishna Ghosh, Noor Ahmed, Khalil Ahmed, Anshul Kamboj, Gurjapaneet Singh, Shreyas Gopal, Mukesh Chaudhary, Nathan Ellis, Sanju Samson, Karthik Sharma, Prashant Veer, Rahul Chahar, Akeal Hosein, Matt Henry, Matthew Short, Aman Khan, Sarfaraz Khan, Zachary Foulkes

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Abhishek Sharma, who is visiting Australia for the first time, has been troubled a lot by Nathan Ellis in this series. Abhishek, who played a brilliant inning of 68 runs in the second T20, gave a bright start to India in the third T20 too, although like in that match, he was dismissed by Ellis only. If we look at the statistics of Abhishek vs Ellis in all three matches of the series, Australian bowlers are leading in this.

The first match of the T20 series was canceled due to rain, in which India played 9.4 overs. India’s only wicket fell in the form of Abhishek Sharma, he was dismissed by Nathan Ellis.

In the second match, Abhishek scored 68 runs in 37 balls, in this innings he hit 2 sixes and 8 fours. But he did not succeed in front of Nathan Ellis, Ellis ended his innings. Ellis had given Abhishek out LBW in this match.

Even in the third T20 in Hobart, Nathan Ellis dismissed Abhishek Sharma. Ellis got him caught out by the wicket keeper. Abhishek scored 25 runs.

Nathan Ellis vs Abhishek Sharma Statistics

Nathan Ellis bowled 14 balls to Abhishek Sharma in three innings, Abhishek scored 16 runs in it and was out on his own ball all three times.