The backers of Sunrisers Hyderabad are over the moon about the English all-rounder Liam Livingstone being part of the IPL 2026 team. The Hyderabad audience, well-known for their incredible fan culture, is now inventing funny and cute names for Livingstone that would be symbolic of the city, similarly to the past players’ names.

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Fan-Nicknaming Craze

Hyderabad cricket fans have previously named players based on city areas:

• Panjagutta Pat Cummins
• Hi-Tech City Head
• Ameerpet Abhishek Sharma
• Kukatpally Klaasen

Now, the fans are proposing nicknames for Livingstone, including:

• Langerhouse Livingstone
• Lucky Couple Livingstone
• Lingampalli Livingstone
• Lalaguda Livingstone
• LB Nagar Livingstone
• Laldarwaja Livingstone
• Lalapate Liam
• Liberty Livingstone

Sunrisers stars have shared posts on social media, encouraging fans to suggest creative names for the England power hitter.

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IPL 2026 Mini Auction Story

During the mini auction for IPL 2026, the Sunrisers Hyderabad accomplished an incredible feat by buying Liam Livingstone for Rs 13 crores. The English all-rounder was not even selected during the first round of the auction that took place in Abu Dhabi on December 16, but he was already a very strong contender:

• Kolkata Knight Riders entered first
• Gujarat Titans joined the bidding
• Lucknow Super Giants bidded at the last minute but pulled out due to a weak budget.

Sunrisers Hyderabad at last secured Livingstone for Rs 13 crore to bolster the batting and all-round options.

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Livingstone’s IPL 2025 Performance

Livingstone had a dismal 2025 IPL season after being bought by Royal Challengers Bangalore for Rs8.75 crore. His stats included:

• 112 runs in 10 matches
• Only 2 wickets at an average of 38

After the disappointing season, RCB decided to part ways with him, thus allowing Sunrisers Hyderabad to buy him at a premium, and betting on his taking a revival route through IPL 2026.