Zeeshan Ansari gives fiery sendoff to Ishan Kishan:SRH captain walks away with a smile after getting dismissed in intra-squad match

IPL 2026 will begin on March 28 with the opening match between Royal Challengers Bangalore and Sunrisers Hyderabad. Before this, Hyderabad played a practice match on Saturday, March 21. In this match, bowler Zeeshan Ansari dismissed his stand-in captain Ishan Kishan and pointed his finger signaling him to leave. The video of this incident is now going viral on social media. However, Ishan Kishan walked off smiling. Ishan scored 20 runs off Zeeshan’s first four balls Actually, this incident happened in the 8th over of the second innings, which was being bowled by 26-year-old leg spinner Zeeshan Ansari. Ishan Kishan scored 20 runs off the first four balls of the over with two sixes and two fours. However, on the very next ball, Zeeshan Ansari had him caught out at deep square leg. Also read: Punjab Kings aim for maiden IPL crown under Shreyas Iyer: PBKS SWOT analysis; onus on explosive openers Priyansh Prabhsimran After taking Ishan Kishan’s wicket, Zeeshan Ansari pointed his finger signaling him to leave the field. During this, Zeeshan appeared somewhat serious, while Ishan Kishan returned to the pavilion smiling at his gesture. Ishan Kishan appointed captain in Pat Cummins’ absence
Ishan Kishan has been given the captaincy responsibility in the absence of regular captain Pat Cummins. While Abhishek Sharma has been appointed as vice-captain. Pat Cummins is recovering from injury. As such, he will miss the initial few matches for Hyderabad in IPL 2026. Cummins was also out of the T20 World Cup due to injury. Also read: Bangladesh to play white-ball series against India in September: BCCI to seek government’s approval amid cross-border tension Ishan Kishan and Abhishek Sharma are recently returning after winning the T20 World Cup title with the Indian team. India won the T20 World Cup 2026 by defeating New Zealand in the final. ] Sunrisers Hyderabad Team
Pat Cummins (Captain), Travis Head, Abhishek Sharma, Aniket Verma, R. Smaran, Ishan Kishan, Heinrich Klaasen, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Harsh Dubey, Kamindu Mendis, Harshal Patel, Brydon Carse, Jaydev Unadkat, Ishan Malinga, Zeeshan Ansari, Shivang Kumar, Salil Arora, Omkar Tarmale, Sakib Hussain, Krens Fulletra, Praful Hinj, Amit Kumar, Liam Livingstone, Amit Kumar.