Team 2 in my list of previews is Sunrisers Hyderabad who I think did a splendid job in the auctions. Unlike the mega auction last time, where they started on an absurd note and then recovered later, this time they started on a good note and did well throughout.
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Strengths:
SRH's OS set of batters is an outstanding one. Markram, Phillips, Klassen are pretty much as well rounded as batters can be in terms of skill. They also play spin quite well which isn't expected from batters outside Asia. Glenn Philips avgs a whopping 85.7 (SR 168)
in T20Is from the beginning of 2020. He also has the experience of playing in the CPL and did decently where pitches can be really difficult to bat at times. In WT20, he did well too. Brook is extremely talented with great range against pace, vs spin he could be tested though.
A top 3 of Abhishek Sharma, Mayank Agarwal and Rahul Tripathi are as good as an Indian Top 3 that can be assembled currently given the constraints of IPL. Only worry is Mayank's issues vs movement which have been highlighted quite badly this year. But the ball may not always move
Addition of Adil Rashid & Akeal Hosein has made their bowling attack even stronger. Both the players are an upgrade over Shreyas Gopal & Jagdeesha Suchith.
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Biggest concern is captaincy. No perfect candidate. OS captains are always a huge risk and in the last 2 seasons SRH were stuck with non performing OS captains. I'd personally want one of Abhishek Sharma/Sundar to be captain with an eye for the future, but the scrutiny is so high
that you don't want young players succumbing to the pressure of it.
Death bowling was another concern for SRH last season. Bhuvi did well for them, but his radar at the death has been off post the IPL.
Their biggest threat is them not getting the combination right. When they used to have Warner, Williamson & Bairstow in Top 3, they couldn't accommodate Nabi who would have strengthened their finishing. Playing one of Rashid/Akeal is key for them.
If one of their Top 3 doesn't work out, they can give Samarth Vyas a go.
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Like I said in the threats part. The other combination they could try is play 3 OS batters and one of Adil/Akeal depending upon conditions and play Natarajan instead of Jansen/Farooqui. That will mean Samad becomes an impact player.
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Another thing that I want to point out is, to break the sameness of all RHBs in the Top 6, they can look to promote even Washington Sundar at the odd occasion.
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