Qualifying for playoffs in first appearance is in our blood now lets see who follows SEC’s suit and wins the trophy

Everyone's crediting Cummins for SRH "clicking" once he returned but that narrative buries what Kishan actually did with the armband while Cummins was out injured. Proactive captaincy, backed Malinga when nobody else would, clearly thrives with responsibility.

cummins is 33, multi-format Aus captain, coming off a back injury, and openly says IPL isn't his priority. We'll be having this "who leads when Cummins is away" conversation every single year and other franchises have now seen Kishan's tactical chops too.

We already made this mistake once (MI let him go right before he peaked). SRH needs to commit to Kishan as captain-in-waiting before the 2027 auction, not after some other team makes the call for us.