IPL 2023: 5 Players Sunrisers Hyderabad might trade in trading window
Sunrisers Hyderabad had a disappointing campaign in 2022 and finished at the eighth position with six wins in 14 games.
4. Abdul Samad
Abdul Samad rose to prominence during the 2020 season of the IPL which saw him score impactful knocks for Sunrisers Hyderabad lower down the order. In the 12 games he played, the power-hitter scored 111 runs at an insane strike rate of 170.76. Though in the next year his strike rate dropped to 127.58, SRH showed faith in the Jammu & Kashmir batter and retained him for the 2022 season.
The 20-year-old performed poorly in his starting two games scoring mere four runs in two matches at a strike rate of 57.14 and was dropped from the team. Shashank Singh was drafted in Samad’s place and played ten games smashing 69 runs at a strike rate of 146.81.
Despite being one of the top retentions of the franchise, Samad was not backed for more games. With Shashank being given a longer run, it appears that SRH have moved past the Jammu & Kashmir batter. Thus, one could see Hyderabad releasing the youngster when the trading window opens and many franchises on the other hand could try to rope in the flamboyant batter in their line-up.
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