With the retention deadline set for November 17, 2026, Sunrisers Hyderabad face some difficult calls on their current squad.
Sunrisers Hyderabad must submit their retention list by November 17, 2026, ahead of the IPL 2027 mini-auction scheduled for December 16, 2026, in Goa. No official list has been confirmed as of November 14, 2026, but several names have emerged in predicted release discussions across multiple outlets.
SRH finished third in the IPL 2026 league stage before being eliminated in the Eliminator. The franchise has already been active in the trade window, bringing in T. Natarajan from Delhi Capitals and Khaleel Ahmed from Chennai Super Kings as part of separate deals, which has added further pressure on certain squad members.
Here are three SRH players who may not be retained for IPL 2027:
1. Harshal Patel
Harshal Patel carries a salary tag of ₹8 crore at SRH, a figure that looks difficult to justify given his IPL 2026 returns. He played only 5 matches, went wicketless across all of them, conceded 148 runs and posted an economy rate of 10.82. He was also dropped for SRH's IPL 2026 Eliminator. Trade interest has reportedly circulated around him, with Gujarat Titans said to have shown an approach.
Harshal was bought by SRH at the 2025 IPL auction for ₹8 crore. In IPL 2025, he had been SRH's joint-leading wicket-taker alongside Pat Cummins, both finishing with 16 wickets each. He also holds the distinction of being the first bowler to claim a five-wicket haul against Mumbai Indians in IPL history, and at the 2022 IPL auction, Royal Challengers Bengaluru had signed him for ₹10.75 crore.