Winner - 2016
Owner: SUN TV Network
Coach: Travor Bayliss
Venue: Rajiv Gandhi Intl. Cricket Stadium
Despite a thrashing victory in the eliminators by 17 runs to Delhi Capitals, Sunrisers were one of the deserving teams to win the IPL last year. With a strong bowling lineup and destructive top-order batting, Sunrisers Hyderabad is one of our top picks this year. Let's watch out why they are the strong favorites this year.
Team
David Warner(c), Rashid Khan, Khaleel Ahmed, Wridhiman Saha, Abdul Samad, Sandeep Sharma, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Mitchell Marsh, Shreevats Goswami, Kedhar Jadhav, Mohammad Nabi, Abhishek Sharma, Basil Thampi, Jason Holder, Bhuvaneswar Kumar, Jagadeesha Suchith, Virat Singh, T Natarajan, Kane Williamson, Shahbaz Nadeem, Johnny Bairstow, Manish Pandey, Vijay Shankar, Siddarth Kaul,& Priyam Garg
This is the full 25 man squad of the orange army.
Strong Batting Lineup
The orange army has a destructive top 3, who can turn the course of the game on their own, but the team fails to converts wins into a cup because of their middle order. We will be hoping to see the youngsters into action this year with more enthusiasm. Let's see the top 5 batsmen from the orange camp.
David Warner
Johnny Bairstow
Kane Williamson
Abdul Samad
Manish Pandey
Strong Bowling Lineup
This team has a fierce bowling lineup with quality spinners and pacers all around. This team has a quality record of defending low totals. Let's see the top 5 bowlers from the orange camp.
Bhuvaneshwar Kumar
T. Natarajan
Mujeeb Ur Rahman
Rashid Khan
Sandeep Sharma
Strong All-Rounders
Well well, this is such an important department that lifts up the team when Individual departments fail at moments. The more quality all-rounders, the more is the strength of the team. Let's look at some best all-rounders from the camp.
Jason Holder
Mitchell Marsh
Mohammad Nabi
Kedar Jadhav
Vijay Shankar
STAR PLAYERS TO WATCH FOR
In cricket, we always talk about x-factors, and lets' look at top-3 X-factors for the orange army.
RASHID KHAN
JOHNNY BAIRSTOW
T.NATARAJAN
So there is a huge chance of Sunrisers winning the IPL this year and we will be hoping to see all the players into the action.