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Australia’s ace pacers Mitchell Starc and Josh Hazlewood are likely to miss start of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 due to Cricket Australia’s (CA) workload management plan.
According to a report by Cricinfo, CA will be monitoring the workloads of their ace fast bowlers ahead of a packed international calendar.
Their unavailability means (Mitchell Starc) Delhi Capitals and (Josh Hazlewood) Royal Challengers Bangalore will be without their services, adding to the growing list of Australian cricketers who are not available for part or all of the upcoming season.
Pat Cummins will also miss the start of the IPL, as Ishan Kishan has been named as the captain of Sunrisers Hyderabad.
Jack Edwards (Sunrisers Hyderabad) was completely ruled out on Friday, and Nathan Ellis (Chennai Super Kings) is also expected to be sidelined due to a hamstring injury.
Cummins featured in one Ashes Test in the Australian summer due to a stress injury, while Hazlewood was ruled out of the entire Ashes and T20 World Cup 2026.
Mitchell Starc, who topped the wickets charts in the Ashes and played all five Tests, is already retired from T20Is. Hence, he was not part of the Australia squad that exited the group stage. Cummins and Hazlewood missed the mega as well.
For those unware, Australia will play up to 21 Tests from August 2026 to July 2027.
The IPL 2026 will run from March 28 to late May.
