Sunrisers Hyderabad: Can It Repeat Magic Of 2024?

Sunrisers Hyderabad was the show-stealer of the Indian Premier League last year. Even though it ended up as runners-up, the Hyderabad franchise had been the entertainers of the IPL 2024. Now, they are back again, retaining their core squad. While few key players have been left, few talented sportsmen have replaced them. Here is the preview of SRH ahead of IPL 2024.

The biggest strength of SRH is its batting lineup. With Travis Head, Abhishek Sharma, Ishan Kishan, Nitish Kumar Reddy and Henrich Klaasen in the top 5, SRH has the most explosive top order among all teams. The bowling department also features talented players like Mohammed Shami, Pat Cummins and Harshal Patel.

Meanwhile, SRH lacks a powerful all-rounder. There is Abhinav Manohar but he is yet to prove his talent in big games. The likes of Sachin Baby and Atharva Taide will be in contention for another middle-order spot but they are also unproven in big games. That would be a concern for SRH. The team has a quality spinner in the form of Adam Zampa but it has to be seen whether he will be among the first-choice overseas players in the playing XI. Also, there is no backup for Zampa of that level.

On the whole, SRH’s chances are very high this time as well to qualify for the playoffs, if we look at the team on paper. But we have to see if the team manages to replicate the success of last season this year as well.