Sunrisers Hyderabad – IPL 2022 Best XI
Sunrisers Hyderabad have had the reputation of fielding a well balanced XI. They entered playoffs 5 out of the last 6 seasons including two finals. They were crowned the champions in 2016 under David Warner, while they managed to finish runners-up in 2018 under Kane Williamson.
Sunrisers have let go of majority of their overseas star cricketers like David Warner, Jonny Bairstow and Rashid Khan ahead of the mega auction. They went in with 3 retentions – A captain choice and 2 uncapped Kashmir cricketers.
Retained Cricketers:
Abdul Samad (4 crore INR), Umran Malik (4 crore INR), Kane Williamson (14 crore INR)
Squad:
Abdul Samad, Umran Malik Washington Sundar, T Natarajan, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Priyam Garg, Rahul Tripathi, Abhishek Sharma, Kartik Tyagi, Shreyas Gopal, Jagadeesha Suchith, Ravikumar Samarth, Shashank Singh, Vishnu Vinod
Overseas Players: Kane Williamson (Captain), Nicholas Pooran, Aiden Markram, Marco Jansen, Romario Shepherd, Sean Abbott, Glenn Phillips, Fazalhaq Farooqi
Sunrisers Hyderabad Best XI:
Kane Williamson (c), Abhishek Sharma, Nicholas Pooran (wk), Aiden Markram, Rahul Tripathi, Abdul Samad, Washington Sundar, Sean Abbott, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Umran Malik, T Natarajan
Sunrisers Hyderabad Alternate Probable XI:
Kane Williamson (c), Rahul Tripathi, Nicholas Pooran (wk), Aiden Markram, Abhishek Sharma, Abdul Samad, Washington Sundar, Romario Shepherd, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Shreyas Gopal, T Natarajan
* overseas players in bold
With the absence of Sean Abbott till April 5th – Sunrisers Hyderabad might ponder over bringing in Romario Shepherd or Marco Jansen as the all-rounder who can tonk with the bat and be effective with the ball.
Players Bought in IPL Mega Auction 2022:
Washington Sundar – 8.75 crore INR
Nicholas Pooran – 10.75 crore INR
T Natarajan – 4 crore INR
Bhuvneshwar Kumar – 4.20 crore INR
Priyam Garg – 20 lakh INR
Rahul Tripathi – 8.50 crore INR
Abhishek Sharma – 6.50 crore INR
Kartik Tyagi – 4 crore INR
Shreyas Gopal – 75 lakh INR
Jagadeesha Suchith – 20 lakh INR
Aiden Markram – 2.60 crore INR
Marco Jansen – 4.20 crore INR
Romario Shepherd – 7.75 crore INR
Sean Abbott – 2.40 crore INR
Ravikumar Samarth – 20 lakh INR
Shashank Singh – 20 lakh INR
Saurabh Dubey – 20 lakh INR
Vishnu Vinod – 50 lakh INR
Glenn Phillips – 1.50 crore INR
Fazalhaq Farooqi – 50 lakh INR
SRH Fixtures:
Rajasthan Royals: 29 March
Lucknow Super Giants: 4th April
Chennai Super Kings: 9th April & 1st May
Gujarat Titans: 11th April & 27th April
Kolkata Knight Riders: 15th April & 14th May
Punjab Kings: 17th April & 22nd May
Royal Challengers Bangalore: 23rd April & 9th May
Delhi Capitals: 5th May
Mumbai Indians: 17th May
My dream team will feature Marcus Trescothick and Anil Kumble