IPL 2026: WATCH- Zeeshan Ansari gives SRH captain Ishan Kishan a fiery send-off in practice match; Kishan laughs it off

Ishan Kishan will captain SRH in initial phase of IPL 2026.

Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) are prepping well for their IPL 2026 tournament that begins on March 28. SRH will play the opening game against defending champions Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) on Saturday at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru.

SRH will be missing their mercurial captain Pat Cummins for the initial few matches of the IPL 2026 as Cricket Australia is monitoring his fitness after suffering a back injury. In his stead, SRH have named Ishan Kishan as their stand-in captain.

Recently, during an SRH intrasquad practice match, their 26-year-old spinner Zeeshan Ansari showed his aggression and was seen giving a fiery sendoff to his own captain Ishan Kishan on Saturday (March 21).

The incident occurred in the eighth over of the second innings during an SRH practice match. Ansari, a 26-year-old leg-spinner from Uttar Pradesh, was starting his spell while Kishan was batting at 52 (20). Kishan overpowered the bowler, smashing two sixes and two fours in his first four balls against him.

On the fifth ball, Ansari surprised Kishan with a full delivery. The left-hander couldn't get underneath it and ended up dragging the ball into deep square leg's hands. Ansari got animated and motioned for Kishan to walk back to the pavilion, but the batter shrugged it off.

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