SRH Signs Punjab Wicketkeeper Salil Arora for Rs 1.50 Crore in IPL 2026 Auction

• Sunrisers Hyderabad acquired 23-year-old Punjab wicketkeeper-batter Salil Arora for Rs 1.50 crore in the IPL 2026 auction.
• Arora is in red-hot form, scoring an unbeaten 125 in SMAT 2025 and 50 against Madhya Pradesh recently.
• He is Punjab's highest run-scorer in SMAT 2025 and has amassed 458 runs in nine first-class matches.
• Salil will join his state teammate Abhishek Sharma under Pat Cummins' leadership at SRH.
• SRH also signed Shivang Kumar, Sakib Hussain, Omkar Tarmale, Amit Kumar, Praful Hinge, and Krains Fuletra; KKR bought Cameron Green for a record Rs 25.20 crore.

Why It Matters: SRH makes a significant investment in young talent Salil Arora, banking on his current form and potential.