SRH once again put up an unbalanced side. I don't know why they chose to retain two rookie players (Umran Malik and Abdul Samad), who are yet to perform in the IPL. They are spending millions of USD on low quality players and as a result they have a second string playing XI. And at the same time they refused to retain quality players such as David Warner. He might have performed poorly during last season, but still have one of the best stats for any batsmen in the history of the IPL. Looks as if SRH will finish at the 10th position this time.
You are right. Sunrisers Hyderabad's team is not strong. There are very few experienced players in the squad. They've spent a lot of money, but I don't see any players in their squad who can play well in a regular basis and bring victory for the team. I'm even more surprised they didn't have an experienced player like Warner on the team. Warner is an outstanding player in the history of IPL. Sunrisers Hyderabad will not be in the top 4 of the table with this squad.
@Sithara007 I agree their decision not to retain Warner was a blunder, and theyll definitely be regretting it though out the IPL. Furthermore your analysis about their team is spot on, and its fair to conclude that the team management is clueless about their best playing 11, and if they continue to experiment like this then theyll definitely continue having a bad tournament.
^^ I think that the Sunrisers Hyderabad team is heavily dependent on the batting of Kane Williamson. If he does not perform well as he could not in the last match it is really hard for Sunrisers Hyderabad to win any match.
I don't see any other player who also can replace Williamson because if he is out, that's a big win condition removed for SRH. I don't see this team doing very well with this squad.
@Juggy777, they need to find out what their plan is moving on in the future matches in the tournament. If they cannot make a good plan and execute it on the field they will be in big trouble. And in a t20 tournament, I think Warner would have been a great player to have on the team.
