# SRH yet to decide on Livingstone trade before IPL retention deadline

2026-11-03T15:06:25+00:00 | Sports | Indian Opinion Desk

Corroboration: 2 independent outlets

Sunrisers Hyderabad have not decided whether to trade England all-rounder Liam Livingstone before the IPL retention deadline of 17 November 2026. Chennai Super Kings are among the franchises in talks that include the 33-year-old, who joined SRH for INR 13 crore in the 2026 auction but scored just 15 runs in two matches before being dropped. CSK are reportedly willing to include left-arm pacer Khaleel Ahmed in any exchange. A source told Cricbuzz that multiple players and franchises are involved in the discussions and nothing has been finalised. Veteran left-arm pacer T Natarajan has also been mentioned in connection with SRH's trade activity. The IPL 2027 mini auction is scheduled for 16 December in Goa.

## Indian Opinion Analysis

Both outlets report the same early-stage trade discussions involving Liam Livingstone and no final decision from Sunrisers Hyderabad. Crictracker.com leads with SRH's indecision and the deadline, while Khel Now leads with CSK's interest and the all-rounder's recent form. Both attribute the same source quote from Cricbuzz. Neither outlet injects editorial judgement: the coverage is uniform straight reporting on a pending commercial negotiation. The remaining factual item to watch is SRH's retention list decision by 17 November 2026, which will determine Livingstone's fate.

## Coverage

Coverage: 2 sources, 2 neutral
- crictracker.com (neutral report) <https://www.crictracker.com/cricket-news/liam-livingstone-trade-talks-active-but-sunrisers-hyderabad-yet-to-decide-9882/>
  Leads with SRH's indecision and the November 17 deadline
- khelnow.com (neutral report) <https://khelnow.com/cricket/csk-show-interest-13-cr-srh-all-rounder-202611>
  Leads with CSK's interest and Livingstone's poor returns

This brief was synthesised by AI from the 2 sources linked above, so one read covers every framing they carry.

Tags: Chennai Super Kings, IPL, Khaleel Ahmed, Liam Livingstone, Sunrisers Hyderabad
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