Cricketer Abhishek Sharma Wants to Leave His IPL Team

Indian cricketer Abhishek Sharma is reportedly 'unhappy' with his Indian Premier League (IPL) franchise, Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH), and wants to leave the team, according to multiple reports.

Abhishek, known as an explosive top-order opener, has emerged in recent seasons as one of the more aggressive young batters in Indian cricket, building his reputation on fast scoring at the start of innings.

Reports suggest his discontent stems from SRH's decision to hand the team's captaincy to another player, Ishan Kishan, rather than to him.

The reports have surfaced ahead of the IPL's annual retentions process, in which each franchise decides which players it wishes to keep under contract and which it is willing to release ahead of the next season's player pool.

Should SRH choose to let Abhishek go, other franchises would then have the opportunity to pursue him, either through the IPL's player auction or through a direct trade arrangement between clubs, both of which are standard mechanisms used to move players between teams.

At present, however, it remains unclear which, if any, franchise might pursue a move for him; the reports so far confirm only his unhappiness at SRH and his desire to depart, without specifying a destination.

The development is being closely tracked by followers of Indian cricket, given Abhishek's growing profile as a batter and the broader interest surrounding captaincy and retention decisions across IPL franchises ahead of the 2027 season.

Further clarity is expected once the formal retention and auction timelines are confirmed, at which point SRH and other teams will need to finalise their squads for the upcoming campaign.