IPL 2018: 5 players Sunrisers Hyderabad would target in the Mid-season transfer widow

Of the many innovative techniques introduced in the IPL this season, the Mid-season transfer should help the Sunrisers Hyderabad a lot. Despite getting off to a brilliant start, they lost two games in a row. Not just the defeats, but the manner of their defeats would be haunting their skipper Kane Williamson and the legendary support staff.

Tom Moody, Muttiah Muralitharan, and VVS Laxman led the Sunrisers to their maiden title in 2016. Ever since, they’ve been one of the strongest contingents in IPL and also have a win percentage of over 50%, a record achieved by very few teams. But this season will be very difficult for them considering the weaknesses they’re failing to work on.

The last match against Chennai, they batted much better when compared to the match against Kings XI Punjab. But they have to get a lot of boxes ticked. They need some young batting talents to rise up to the occasion and fill in the shoes of David Warner, which isn’t happening. Hence, here are some players they might target in the Mid-season transfer window to bolster their command in the batting department.

1. Parthiv Patel

One player they can definitely keep an eye on is Parthiv Patel, who previously represented the Sunrisers Hyderabad as well. The veteran cricketer has all the experience in the world and plays attacking cricket. He can be a like-for-like replacement for Wriddhiman Saha, who has been one of the biggest disappointments of the season for them.

Parthiv Patel is currently with the Royal Challengers Bangalore. He is not getting enough opportunities as Quinton de Kock is also in the side. He is one of the top-most Keeper-batsmen in the world and it’s hard to see him getting a chance in this side. So hence, a move to SRH seems highly likely to happen.