Kolkata Knight Riders and Sunrisers Hyderabad have signed Saurabh Dubey and David Payne as replacements for IPL 2026. Akash Deep has been ruled out due to a lumbar stress injury and will undergo rehab at the BCCI Centre of Excellence in Bengaluru.
Dubey, a left-arm pacer, joins KKR for INR 30 lakh.
Meanwhile, Payne replaces Jack Edwards at SRH for INR 1.5 crore. Payne has played one ODI for England, in addition to 233 T20s, scalping 304 wickets from the same.