Karnataka,jun 30
Smaran Ravichandran opened up about his time with Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) at the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026, describing it as a valuable learning experience, saying it broadened his understanding of the game and inspired him by the team’s fearless approach. Smaran, who is currently captaining the Shivamogga Yodhas in the Maharaja Trophy 2026, featured in six matches for SRH during the 2026 IPL season. Although the left-handed batter had a modest outing, scoring just 19 runs across four innings, he said that sharing the dressing room with players such as Ishan Kishan, Travis Head, Abhishek Sharma, Pat Cummins and others was a valuable experience that broadened his understanding of the game.Speaking to ANI, Smaran said, “I think it was a great experience just watching them go about the way they play. It really opened up my viewpoint of the game and the way they go about things and the way they represented their game and how they actually performed for the team when it mattered. It really inspired all of us to bat like them or just be like them. But yes, it was a very good learning experience for me. It was my first time playing in the IPL. It was something new, something that I got to learn from.””I obviously didn’t get off to the greatest starts in my IPL career. But that is always something to work on in terms of my T20 games and hopefully I can come back stronger next year,” he added.Smaran enjoyed a standout Ranji Trophy 2025-26 season, finishing as the leading run-scorer with 950 runs in 14 innings at an average of 86.36.
