It has been a struggle for Sunrisers Hyderabad in the last three years of the IPL, due to various reasons, for something that just tells that there have been a lot of issues in the team and the management. Perhaps, this is why, the SRH management bought Pat Cummins for a whopping INR 20.5 Cr at the IPL 2024 Auction, on Tuesday. They clearly need a new direction.
As to how they perform at the IPL 2024 cannot be predicted at the moment, but after the IPL 2024 Auction, their playing XI for the tournament can certainly be.
Players Bought by SRH at IPL 2024 Auction
Travis Head (INR 6.8 crore), Wanindu Hasaranga (INR 1.5 crore), Pat Cummins (INR 20.5 crore), Jaydev Unadkat (INR 1.6 crore), Akash Singh (INR 20 lakh), Jhathavedh Subramanyan (INR 20 lakh).
SRH Full Squad
Travis Head, Mayank Agarwal, Abhishek Sharma, Anmolpreet Singh, Aiden Markram, Rahul Tripathi, Glenn Phillips (wk), Abdul Samad, Heinrich Klaasen (wk), Upendra Yadav (wk), Marco Jansen, Washington Sundar, Sanvir Singh, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Shahbaz Ahmed, Pat Cummins, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Fazalhaq Farooqi, T Natarajan, Umran Malik, Jaydev Unadkat, Akash Singh, Wanindu Hasaranga, Mayank Markande, Jhathavedh Subramanyan.
SRH Auction, In a Nutshell
Finally, after buying Travis Head, SRH looks like a decent batting unit. They desperately needed someone at the top of the order, who could fill in the big shoes of David Warner, and Head looks like the right candidate. The inclusion of Par Cummins and Hasaranga will be massive for them.
SRH Predicted XI
Travis Head, Abhishek Sharma, Aiden Markram, Glenn Phillips, Rahul Tripathi. Pat Cummins, Wahington Sundar, Umran Malik, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, T Natarajan, Mayank Markande, Sub – Shahbaz Ahmed