Former India player turned veteran commentator Aakash Chopra said that the SunRisers Hyderabad (SRH) won’t retain Pat Cummins ahead of the IPL 2025 auction. He also shared that the franchise might have reservations about retaining the Australian Test and ODI captain for ₹18 crore after his recent statements as well.

In a video shared on his YouTube channel ‘Aakash Chopra’, he said, “Pat Cummins has said that he doesn’t know whether he will come for the IPL or not because other things are there, that it’s a non-stop treadmill, it is difficult, the priorities are different, the tentpoles are the Ashes and World Cups, and it’s okay if the IPL fits in somewhere in between. He also said that new rules have come,” he said.

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“Although he even added that he hasn’t ever missed, he has never gone back after putting his name in the auction. However, Mitchell Starc and other players have gone. I feel the SunRisers Hyderabad won’t retain him. They won’t give him 18 crores. I am getting a feeling like that although he bowled and captained well,” Chopra further added.

In the same video, Aakash Chopra also added that Pat Cummins might not put his name in the auction. He again added that the veteran seamer could potentially not be keen to stay with the SunRisers Hyderabad.

“He is going to be released and he might not put his name in the auction as well. That is also a real possibility, that whether you want to come after six months because you have taken a franchise to the final. You may not want to actually be retained. You may want to go,” he concluded.