Other teams, including Mumbai Indians, are on the lookout for the left-handed batter from SRH.
The Indian Premier League franchises are gearing up for the IPL 2026 auction, set to take place in the middle of December. But before heading towards the bidding hall, the teams will finalise their respective retention lists by November 15. As the deadline approaches, the managements are eager to fill in the crucial spots by trading key figures from other franchises. According to a Times of India report, the Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) have received trade offers from three teams for the wicketkeeper-batter Ishan Kishan.
The Orange Army had included Kishan in their squad for INR 11.25 crore in the last season. As per the update, his former franchise Mumbai Indians (MI), the IPL 2024 champions Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR), and the Rajasthan Royals (RR), have shown interest in roping in the left-handed batter.
However, Kishan’s last season wasn’t noteworthy. In 13 innings, the southpaw managed 354 runs, but 106 runs came from his campaign-opener. Though his strike rate of 153 was decent, he often failed to capitalise on crucial situations. His average stood around 35. But his recent form in First-Class cricket has been top-notch, which may have swayed the teams to consider the lefty.
In 27-year-old was consistent in England for his County Championship team, Nottinghamshire. More recently, he struck a century for Jharkhand and bagged the Player of the Match in his team’s Ranji Trophy 2025-26 opener against Tamil Nadu.
The swashbuckling opener had a smashing seven-year stint with the five-time champions MI since the IPL 2018. He notched up a total of 2,325 runs in 89 matches, while striking at 137.95. Kishan’s best season for the franchise came in IPL 2020, which helped MI to defend their IPL 2019 title and claim it for a record fifth time. The gloveman scored 516 runs in 14 matches and also hit the most sixes (30) in that edition.
Previously, the team had invested heavily in the Jharkhand batter, spending an INR 15.25 crore to bring him back into their squad in the IPL 2022 mega auction. Though South African youngster Ryan Rickelton had a decent outing in the last season, MI are interested in once again bringing back their former opener-wicketkeeper combination.
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On the other hand, the KKR management is also on the lookout for a similar combination, after both of their overseas options in that role failed to live up to expectations. Afghanistan’s Rahmanullah Gurbaz has not been able to produce the desired performances in his three-year stint for the Men in Purple. Veteran Proteas batter Quinton de Kock also failed to own the spot in his maiden appearance for the side in the IPL 2025.
Similarly, the Royals will also need a keeper-opener in their squad if the rumours around their skipper, Sanju Samson, leaving the side turn out to be true. However, despite several franchises showing interest in a potential trade or all-cash deal to acquire the services of Ishan Kishan for the IPL 2026, his current franchise, SRH, has yet to release any further statement on the development.
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