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Injury drama in IPL 2026! KKR, SRH rope in replacements—details inside
Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) and Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) have picked Saurabh Dubey and David Payne respectively as player replacements for Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026.
Akash Deep – a right-arm pacer, who has played 10 Tests for India, scalping 28 wickets – has been ruled out of the season due to a lumbar stress injury.
He will be under the care of the BCCI Medical Team at the BCCI Centre of Excellence (COE) in Bengaluru for further management of his injury.
Saurabh, a left-arm pacer, will replace Akash at KKR. He will join KKR for INR 30 Lakh.
Meanwhile, Payne is an injury replacement for Jack Edwards at SRH. Payne has played one ODI for England, in addition to 233 T20s, scalping 304 wickets from the same.
He will join SRH for INR 1.5 Crore.
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