{"id":2669,"date":"2026-04-14T10:45:00","date_gmt":"2026-04-14T10:45:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/1win.za.com\/ipl\/cummins-eyes-srh-return-on-april-17-after-latest-fitness-update"},"modified":"2026-04-14T10:45:00","modified_gmt":"2026-04-14T10:45:00","slug":"cummins-eyes-srh-return-on-april-17-after-latest-fitness-update","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/1win.za.com\/ipl\/cummins-eyes-srh-return-on-april-17-after-latest-fitness-update","title":{"rendered":"Cummins eyes SRH return on April 17 after latest fitness update"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Sunrisers Hyderabad\u2019s bowling unit may soon get a timely boost, with captain Pat Cummins potentially nearing a return to action. While nothing is confirmed yet, there is growing optimism around the Australian quick\u2019s fitness status, which could add further strength to an attack already energised by promising young debutants.<\/p>\n<h2>Cummins set for fitness check after reporting back home<\/h2>\n<p>As per the latest developments, Cummins\u2014Australia\u2019s captain and SRH\u2019s designated leader\u2014will undergo a fitness assessment on Wednesday in his home country. The franchise is hopeful that he will pass the test, which would open the possibility of him taking the field for Hyderabad in the matches ahead.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Cummins is scheduled to complete a fitness test on Wednesday.<\/li>\n<li>If he clears it, there is a chance he could be available to play for SRH.<\/li>\n<li>He is expected to return to Hyderabad on April 17.<\/li>\n<li>SRH\u2019s next fixture is on Friday, April 18, at their home venue.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>What Cummins said earlier about aiming for the back half of IPL<\/h2>\n<p>Before the season began, Cummins had spoken about his intention to participate in the latter phase of the tournament, provided his preparations went to plan. In his remarks, he described how he was bowling frequently during his build-up and outlined a route to being fit around the middle stretch of the competition.<\/p>\n<p>He said: \u201cI\u2019m back bowling. I\u2019m bowling basically every third day at the moment. We\u2019ve mapped out a plan to get me right by the middle of the tournament. So hopefully, if nothing goes wrong, I\u2019ll play the back half, plus the final.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2>Timeline of Cummins in India and latest communication<\/h2>\n<p>Cummins arrived in India on March 27, one day before SRH\u2019s opening match against Royal Challengers Bengaluru. He then returned to Australia following SRH\u2019s second game against Kolkata Knight Riders on April 2. Notably, he travelled with the team to Kolkata for that match and left his base from there.<\/p>\n<p>The most recent update indicates that he is due to undergo a fitness test within the next 24 hours. When asked for an update, a Cricket Australia spokesperson replied with \u201cno news.\u201d However, a source close to the situation conveyed a more optimistic view, stating that there is a hope Cummins will clear the procedure and receive the necessary NOC from Cricket Australia.<\/p>\n<h2>Who leads SRH in Cummins\u2019 absence and how NOCs are handled<\/h2>\n<p>With Cummins not available, Ishan Kishan has been captaining SRH. The situation also highlights how strictly Cricket Australia manages No Objection Certificates (NOCs) for its fast bowlers.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Ishan Kishan is leading SRH in Cummins\u2019 absence.<\/li>\n<li>Cricket Australia is known for being strict when issuing NOCs for fast bowlers.<\/li>\n<li>Mitchell Starc (Delhi Capitals) has not yet received his NOC.<\/li>\n<li>Cameron Green was granted a delayed clearance to bowl for Kolkata Knight Riders.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Workload management and SRH\u2019s debut success<\/h2>\n<p>There has also been attention on other fast-bowling availability concerns across the league. RCB\u2019s Josh Hazlewood, who featured against Rajasthan Royals, was absent from Sunday\u2019s match against Mumbai Indians, and it is understood that the franchise is managing his workload.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, SRH\u2014who were widely viewed as vulnerable in bowling heading into the season\u2014have found an encouraging breakthrough on Monday. They uncovered a highly capable rookie pair in Praful Hinge and Sakib Hussain, both of whom made impactful debuts against Rajasthan Royals. Each of them finished the match with four wickets.<\/p>\n<h2>Looking ahead: a potential fast-bowling combination for SRH<\/h2>\n<p>With Cummins expected back soon and Eshan Malinga already delivering in the bowling unit, SRH could assemble a formidable pace lineup. That prospect would provide a strong complement to their batting group, powered by Travishek.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sunrisers Hyderabad\u2019s bowling unit may soon get a timely boost, with captain Pat Cummins potentially nearing a return to action. While nothing is confirmed yet,&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":2668,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_yoast_wpseo_title":"Pat Cummins Fitness Update: SRH Return vs IPL 2026","_yoast_wpseo_metadesc":"Pat Cummins\u2019 latest fitness update hints at a possible SRH comeback on April 17\u2014here\u2019s what it means for the IPL 2026 clash and his bowling impact.","footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2669","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-ipl"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Pat Cummins Fitness Update: SRH Return vs IPL 2026<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Pat Cummins\u2019 latest fitness update hints at a possible SRH comeback on April 17\u2014here\u2019s what it means for the IPL 2026 clash and his bowling impact.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/1win.za.com\/ipl\/cummins-eyes-srh-return-on-april-17-after-latest-fitness-update\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Pat Cummins Fitness Update: SRH Return vs IPL 2026\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Pat Cummins\u2019 latest fitness update hints at a possible SRH comeback on April 17\u2014here\u2019s what it means for the IPL 2026 clash and his bowling impact.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/1win.za.com\/ipl\/cummins-eyes-srh-return-on-april-17-after-latest-fitness-update\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"1Win India\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2026-04-14T10:45:00+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/1win.za.com\/ipl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/cummins-likely-rejoin-srh-april-bdf5.webp\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"499\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"279\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/webp\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Arjun Patel\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Arjun Patel\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"3 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/1win.za.com\\\/ipl\\\/cummins-eyes-srh-return-on-april-17-after-latest-fitness-update#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/1win.za.com\\\/ipl\\\/cummins-eyes-srh-return-on-april-17-after-latest-fitness-update\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Arjun Patel\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/1win.za.com\\\/ipl\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/9aac810730409fd3131f08f34023f33e\"},\"headline\":\"Cummins eyes SRH return on April 17 after latest fitness update\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-04-14T10:45:00+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/1win.za.com\\\/ipl\\\/cummins-eyes-srh-return-on-april-17-after-latest-fitness-update\"},\"wordCount\":625,\"commentCount\":0,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/1win.za.com\\\/ipl\\\/cummins-eyes-srh-return-on-april-17-after-latest-fitness-update#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/1win.za.com\\\/ipl\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/04\\\/cummins-likely-rejoin-srh-april-bdf5.webp\",\"articleSection\":[\"IPL\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/1win.za.com\\\/ipl\\\/cummins-eyes-srh-return-on-april-17-after-latest-fitness-update#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/1win.za.com\\\/ipl\\\/cummins-eyes-srh-return-on-april-17-after-latest-fitness-update\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/1win.za.com\\\/ipl\\\/cummins-eyes-srh-return-on-april-17-after-latest-fitness-update\",\"name\":\"Pat Cummins Fitness Update: SRH Return vs IPL 2026\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/1win.za.com\\\/ipl\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/1win.za.com\\\/ipl\\\/cummins-eyes-srh-return-on-april-17-after-latest-fitness-update#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/1win.za.com\\\/ipl\\\/cummins-eyes-srh-return-on-april-17-after-latest-fitness-update#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/1win.za.com\\\/ipl\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/04\\\/cummins-likely-rejoin-srh-april-bdf5.webp\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-04-14T10:45:00+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/1win.za.com\\\/ipl\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/9aac810730409fd3131f08f34023f33e\"},\"description\":\"Pat Cummins\u2019 latest fitness update hints at a possible SRH comeback on April 17\u2014here\u2019s what it means for the IPL 2026 clash and his bowling impact.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/1win.za.com\\\/ipl\\\/cummins-eyes-srh-return-on-april-17-after-latest-fitness-update#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/1win.za.com\\\/ipl\\\/cummins-eyes-srh-return-on-april-17-after-latest-fitness-update\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/1win.za.com\\\/ipl\\\/cummins-eyes-srh-return-on-april-17-after-latest-fitness-update#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/1win.za.com\\\/ipl\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/04\\\/cummins-likely-rejoin-srh-april-bdf5.webp\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/1win.za.com\\\/ipl\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/04\\\/cummins-likely-rejoin-srh-april-bdf5.webp\",\"width\":499,\"height\":279},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/1win.za.com\\\/ipl\\\/cummins-eyes-srh-return-on-april-17-after-latest-fitness-update#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/1win.za.com\\\/ipl\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Cummins eyes SRH return on April 17 after latest fitness update\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/1win.za.com\\\/ipl\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/1win.za.com\\\/ipl\\\/\",\"name\":\"1Win India\",\"description\":\"\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/1win.za.com\\\/ipl\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/1win.za.com\\\/ipl\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/9aac810730409fd3131f08f34023f33e\",\"name\":\"Arjun Patel\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/3f44e79409232be03c88b435f2c295c5262fa91dfa5e23870d29241063bbaf5d?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/3f44e79409232be03c88b435f2c295c5262fa91dfa5e23870d29241063bbaf5d?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/3f44e79409232be03c88b435f2c295c5262fa91dfa5e23870d29241063bbaf5d?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Arjun Patel\"},\"description\":\"Cricket analyst and sports writer with over 10 years of experience covering international and domestic matches. Specializes in match predictions, player performance analysis, and data-driven insights, with a strong focus on the Indian Premier League\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/1win.za.com\\\/ipl\\\/author\\\/arjunpatel\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Pat Cummins Fitness Update: SRH Return vs IPL 2026","description":"Pat Cummins\u2019 latest fitness update hints at a possible SRH comeback on April 17\u2014here\u2019s what it means for the IPL 2026 clash and his bowling impact.","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/1win.za.com\/ipl\/cummins-eyes-srh-return-on-april-17-after-latest-fitness-update","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Pat Cummins Fitness Update: SRH Return vs IPL 2026","og_description":"Pat Cummins\u2019 latest fitness update hints at a possible SRH comeback on April 17\u2014here\u2019s what it means for the IPL 2026 clash and his bowling impact.","og_url":"https:\/\/1win.za.com\/ipl\/cummins-eyes-srh-return-on-april-17-after-latest-fitness-update","og_site_name":"1Win India","article_published_time":"2026-04-14T10:45:00+00:00","og_image":[{"width":499,"height":279,"url":"https:\/\/1win.za.com\/ipl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/cummins-likely-rejoin-srh-april-bdf5.webp","type":"image\/webp"}],"author":"Arjun Patel","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Arjun Patel","Est. reading time":"3 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/1win.za.com\/ipl\/cummins-eyes-srh-return-on-april-17-after-latest-fitness-update#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/1win.za.com\/ipl\/cummins-eyes-srh-return-on-april-17-after-latest-fitness-update"},"author":{"name":"Arjun Patel","@id":"https:\/\/1win.za.com\/ipl\/#\/schema\/person\/9aac810730409fd3131f08f34023f33e"},"headline":"Cummins eyes SRH return on April 17 after latest fitness update","datePublished":"2026-04-14T10:45:00+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/1win.za.com\/ipl\/cummins-eyes-srh-return-on-april-17-after-latest-fitness-update"},"wordCount":625,"commentCount":0,"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/1win.za.com\/ipl\/cummins-eyes-srh-return-on-april-17-after-latest-fitness-update#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/1win.za.com\/ipl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/cummins-likely-rejoin-srh-april-bdf5.webp","articleSection":["IPL"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/1win.za.com\/ipl\/cummins-eyes-srh-return-on-april-17-after-latest-fitness-update#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/1win.za.com\/ipl\/cummins-eyes-srh-return-on-april-17-after-latest-fitness-update","url":"https:\/\/1win.za.com\/ipl\/cummins-eyes-srh-return-on-april-17-after-latest-fitness-update","name":"Pat Cummins Fitness Update: SRH Return vs IPL 2026","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/1win.za.com\/ipl\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/1win.za.com\/ipl\/cummins-eyes-srh-return-on-april-17-after-latest-fitness-update#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/1win.za.com\/ipl\/cummins-eyes-srh-return-on-april-17-after-latest-fitness-update#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/1win.za.com\/ipl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/cummins-likely-rejoin-srh-april-bdf5.webp","datePublished":"2026-04-14T10:45:00+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/1win.za.com\/ipl\/#\/schema\/person\/9aac810730409fd3131f08f34023f33e"},"description":"Pat Cummins\u2019 latest fitness update hints at a possible SRH comeback on April 17\u2014here\u2019s what it means for the IPL 2026 clash and his bowling impact.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/1win.za.com\/ipl\/cummins-eyes-srh-return-on-april-17-after-latest-fitness-update#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/1win.za.com\/ipl\/cummins-eyes-srh-return-on-april-17-after-latest-fitness-update"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/1win.za.com\/ipl\/cummins-eyes-srh-return-on-april-17-after-latest-fitness-update#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/1win.za.com\/ipl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/cummins-likely-rejoin-srh-april-bdf5.webp","contentUrl":"https:\/\/1win.za.com\/ipl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/cummins-likely-rejoin-srh-april-bdf5.webp","width":499,"height":279},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/1win.za.com\/ipl\/cummins-eyes-srh-return-on-april-17-after-latest-fitness-update#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/1win.za.com\/ipl\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Cummins eyes SRH return on April 17 after latest fitness update"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/1win.za.com\/ipl\/#website","url":"https:\/\/1win.za.com\/ipl\/","name":"1Win India","description":"","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/1win.za.com\/ipl\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/1win.za.com\/ipl\/#\/schema\/person\/9aac810730409fd3131f08f34023f33e","name":"Arjun Patel","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/3f44e79409232be03c88b435f2c295c5262fa91dfa5e23870d29241063bbaf5d?s=96&d=mm&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/3f44e79409232be03c88b435f2c295c5262fa91dfa5e23870d29241063bbaf5d?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/3f44e79409232be03c88b435f2c295c5262fa91dfa5e23870d29241063bbaf5d?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Arjun Patel"},"description":"Cricket analyst and sports writer with over 10 years of experience covering international and domestic matches. Specializes in match predictions, player performance analysis, and data-driven insights, with a strong focus on the Indian Premier League","url":"https:\/\/1win.za.com\/ipl\/author\/arjunpatel"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/1win.za.com\/ipl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2669","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/1win.za.com\/ipl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/1win.za.com\/ipl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/1win.za.com\/ipl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/1win.za.com\/ipl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2669"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/1win.za.com\/ipl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2669\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/1win.za.com\/ipl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2668"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/1win.za.com\/ipl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2669"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/1win.za.com\/ipl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2669"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/1win.za.com\/ipl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2669"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}