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Natarajan returns to Sunrisers Hyderabad as Ansari joins Delhi Capitals
Sunrisers Hyderabad have traded for T Natarajan, who returns to the IPL team while Zeeshan Ansari moves to Delhi Capitals.
The trade is for the 2027 IPL season, after the 2026 season ended.
Natarajan's fee is cut to ₹5 crore, down from the ₹10.75 crore Delhi paid for him at the 2025 auction.
Ansari joins Delhi at his existing ₹40 lakh fee.
Natarajan previously played for Hyderabad from 2020 to 2024, taking 65 wickets in 55 matches.
His 19 wickets in the 2024 season helped Hyderabad reach the final, but injuries and limited returns marked his time with Delhi.
Ansari adds depth to Delhi's spin attack, after taking six wickets in 10 IPL appearances; the sources give no further details about what either player is expected to do next.
T Natarajan is returning to Sunrisers Hyderabad from Delhi Capitals in a player trade ahead of IPL 2027.
Leg-spinner Zeeshan Ansari is moving from Sunrisers to Delhi Capitals.
Natarajan’s revised fee is ₹5 crore, down from the ₹10.75 crore Delhi paid for him at the IPL 2025 auction.
Ansari will join Delhi at his existing fee of ₹40 lakh.
The trade was confirmed by the IPL.
- Who
- T Natarajan and Zeeshan Ansari, along with Sunrisers Hyderabad and Delhi Capitals.
- What
- Natarajan is returning to Sunrisers Hyderabad, while Ansari is moving to Delhi Capitals in a player trade.
- When
- The trade was reported on October 14, 2026, ahead of IPL 2027.
- Where
- Between the IPL franchises Sunrisers Hyderabad and Delhi Capitals.
- Why
- Not stated.
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- Trade
- T Natarajan moves from Delhi Capitals to Sunrisers Hyderabad
- Trade
- Zeeshan Ansari moves from Sunrisers Hyderabad to Delhi Capitals
- Natarajan’s revised fee
- ₹5 crore
- Ansari’s fee
- ₹40 lakh
- Natarajan’s Delhi auction price
- ₹10.75 crore at the IPL 2025 auction
5 sources
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What people are saying
Natarajan, who represented Sunrisers Hyderabad for five seasons from 2020 to 2024, returns to the franchise where he established himself as one of the IPL’s most effective Indian left-arm seam bowlers
He enjoyed his most successful IPL season in 2024, claiming 19 wickets, the most by any SRH bowler that season and playing a key role in the team’s run to the final