Left-arm pacer Saurabh Dubey changed Akash Deep within the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) squad for the upcoming IPL 2026, the BCCI introduced on Tuesday. He’ll be part of KKR for Rs. 30 Lakh.
Akash was dominated out of the season as a result of a lumbar stress damage and can head to BCCI Centre of Excellence (CoE). “He will probably be below the care of the BCCI Medical Group on the BCCI Centre of Excellence (COE) in Bengaluru for additional administration of his damage,” the discharge acknowledged.
Knight Riders picked up Akash for Rs. 1 crore within the mini-auction held in December 2025.
In the meantime, David Payne will exchange Jack Edwards within the Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) squad.
All-rounder Edwards was dominated out of the match as a result of a foot damage. SRH had signed for Rs. 3 crore within the public sale.
Payne has performed one ODI for England, along with 233 T20s, scalping 304 wickets from the identical. He’ll be part of SRH for Rs 1.5 crore.
Printed on Mar 24, 2026