After reaching the playoffs in the last Indian Premier League (IPL) season, Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) will aim to go ahead in the upcoming edition, which will start from 9 April. United Arab Emirates (UAE)), SRH claimed the top-four position in a dramatic fashion, finishing third. The team captained by David Warner will start the IPL 2021 season with Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) on 11 April. Even before IPL 2021 began, SRH suffered a setback when all-rounder Mitchell Marsh ruled him out for personal reasons. But he ran to sign Jason Roy of England in exchange for the Australian cricketer.
With the arrival of SRH Kedar Jadhav, there is a solid addition to his middle-order batting as well. The former CSK man could be a good acquisition and complement the quality top order of the team. The franchise has an excellent top order with Warner, Johnny Bairstow and Manish Pandey.
Having already won the IPL title once (2016), SRH will try to challenge top guns like Mumbai Indians (MI) and Delhi Capital (DC) for a spot in the playoffs, and possibly fight for the trophy as well.
New faces of SRH:
SRH bought three new players during the IPL 2021 Player Auction, hoping to build a better team for the new campaign.
The franchise, bought for all-rounder Kedar Jadhav for Rs 2 crore, was successful in its bid.
Meanwhile, Afghanistan spinner Mujib-ur-Rehman was bought for Rs 1.5 crore to be given to the Rashid Khan company. The bowler filled the only overseas position left in the squad.
Also SRH spent 30 lakh rupees on bowler Jagdish Suchit.
English batsman Roy was unsold during the auction, but was later defeated by SRH due to Marsh’s departure.
SRH players remain intact:
The franchise has relied on Warner to continue leading the team. Bairstow, Williamson, Rashid Khan, Mohammad Nabi and Jason Holder are the other foreign players retained by the club.
Despite featuring in only four matches last season due to injury, Bhuvneshwar Kumar will lead his side’s bowling attack in IPL 2021. SRH’s star attraction of the Indian team, they will join T Natarajan, who has recently been hogging the news. His international exploits.
Natarajan was a revelation during the IPL 2020.
Meanwhile, Pandey will aim for a more consistent performance with the bat.
The rest of the Indian cricketers include Basil Thampi, Abhishek Sharma, Sandeep Sharma, Shahbaz Nadeem, Srivats Goswami, Siddartha Kaul, Khalil Ahmed, Vijay Shankar, Saha, Abdul Samad, Priyam Garg, Virat Singh.
SRH’s journey last season:
SRH undertook a topsy-turvy campaign in the UAE, winning seven matches and losing seven from 14 matches. The franchise came to a dramatic end and managed to qualify for the playoffs in the first match of their league stage, defeating Mumbai Indians.
In the knockout stage, they started off with a win against Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) in the Eliminator, but lost to crucial Qualifiers 2 against the Delhi Capitals.
Promoted
Warner was his team’s gleaming lights in batting, and finished third in the Orange Cap race, scoring 548 runs in 16 matches. He also recorded four half-centuries.
Meanwhile, Rashid Khan was his top bowler, taking 20 wickets in 16 matches. He finished sixth in the Purple Cap race.
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