Sunrisers Hyderabad – Players Retention and Released List

Sunrisers Hyderabad, who finished third in IPL 2020, have released only five players from their squad ahead of the auction. It is among the least number of players released by a team this season.

Billy Stanlake and Fabian Allen, who haven’t got to play a game for the franchise last season, have been released. Among the domestic players, Yarra Prithviraj (replaced injured Bhuvneshwar Kumar), Sanjay Yadav and Bavanaka Sandeep failed to get an extension with the franchise. Amidst rumors circulating on social media regarding Kane Williamson trade to CSK – the Orange Army retained him!

Released Players:

Sanjay Yadav, Bavanaka Sandeep, Billy Stanlake, Fabian Allen, Yarra Prithviraj

Squad/Retained Players: 

David Warner (c), Abhishek Sharma, Basil Thampi, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Jonny Bairstow, Kane Williamson, Manish Pandey, Mohammad Nabi, Rashid Khan, Sandeep Sharma, Shahbaz Nadeem, Shreevats Goswami (wicket keeper), Siddarth Kaul, Khaleel Ahmed, T Natarajan, Vijay Shankar, Wriddhiman Saha (wicket keeper), Abdul Samad, Mitchell Marsh, Jason Holder, Priyam Garg, Virat Singh

Purse Remaining for Auction: INR 10.75 cr.

Players Remaining: 3
Overseas slots Remaining: 1