Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) made its debut in 2013 at the IPL 6. Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) have left the fans and cricket enthusiasts awestruck by getting better with each passing year. Eventually, the team got its due when it clinched the maiden IPL trophy last year under the meticulous captaincy of David Warner beating Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) in the last over of the match at the VIVO IPL 9 finale.

VIVO IPL 2017: SWOT Analysis of Sunrisers Hyderabad #IPL

The biggest strength of Sunrisers Hyderabad is the inspiring leadership of the explosive Aussie batsman David Warner. He keeps the team united even after suffering any major defeats. However, the team doesn’t get demoralized easily. In the very next match, men in orange Jersey perform their best. It won’t be wrong to say that Sunrisers Hyderabad, owned by Sun TV channel network, is definitely a far better side than Deccan Chargers (now defunct).

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The defending champions will have a tough challenge ahead. They have to play consistently well against all seven challengers at both home and away matches to stay on top of the league matches points table. In VIVO IPL 2016, SRH won 11 out of the 17 matches they participated in.

Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH): Strengths at a Glance

• SRH have one of the most fearsome bowling attacks. It has the combination of Chris Jordan, Ashish Nehra, Bhuveneshwar Kumar and Mustafizur Rahman.
• The team has as a number of good all-rounders like Ben Cutting, Moises Henriques, Yuvraj Singh and Kane Williamson.
• At IPL auction 2017, SRH bought two outstanding spinners; Mohammad Nabi and Rashid Khan of Afghanistan team. In spite of a very limited opportunity provided to them, both bowlers have shined amazingly in the international cricket over the last few months.

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Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH): Weaknesses at a Glance

• Skipper David Warner’s drought of runs at the last few innings against India at test matches could affect his confidence level.
• His opening partner Shikhar Dhawan’s own performance is also under a scanner. In the last 10 domestic cricket matches, Shikhar Dhawan could only get 2 fifties. Certainly he will have an immense pressure to perform at IPL 10.
• SRH don’t have a strong middle order. Apart from the likes of Warner, Dhawan and Henriques in the top, the team doesn’t have good and famous middle order specialist batsmen to help the team in times of crisis.
• There are too many domestic cricketers in the squad. Can they play well in the VIVO IPL 10? Only the time will reveal it.

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IPL 2017: Full squad and players list of Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH)

Tanmay Agarwal, Mohammad Nabi, Ekalavya Dwivedi, Rashid Khan, Pravin Tambe, Chris Jordan, Ben Laughlin, Mohammed Siraj, Shikhar Dhawan, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, David Warner, Moises Henriques, Naman Ojha, Ricky Bhui, Kane Williamson, Siddarth Kaul, Bipul Sharma, Ashish Nehra, Yuvraj Singh, Ben Cutting, Abhimanyu Mithun, Mustafizur Rahman, Barinder Sran, Deepak Hooda, Vijay Shankar.

Squad strength: 25 (16 Indian, 9 Overseas)

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