IPL 2019: Wriddhiman Saha thrilled to be back with the Sunrisers Hyderabad

Amidst high expectations, Team India Test wicketkeeper Wriddhiman Saha was picked up by the Sunrisers Hyderabad in the IPL 2018 auction. The SRH team has had problems to find a keeper who is also a reliable batsman over the years. While it was thought that Saha will sort out the troubles, he ended up being a huge disappointment.

He had an opportunity to open the innings in the absence of David Warner. Yet, he failed to deliver and averaged only 15 in the season. He only scored 122 runs in 11 games and also had to miss out on the action in between due to multiple injuries. Therefore, it was quite obvious that the SRH management will put him back into the auction pool and the same happened.

Thank you, everyone!

Even before they bought Saha, SRH purchased a reliable and aggressive option in the form of Jonny Bairstow. So, not many expected them to bid for the Indian wicketkeeper as well. Interestingly, they did decide to bid for him and got him at almost five times less than last year. Rajasthan Royals only went for him once and SRH finally got him for a bargain price of INR 1.20 crores while his base price was INR 1 crore.

Wriddhiman Saha could probably serve as a replacement once Jonny Bairstow leaves to England for the World Cup preparations. Saha, who is recovering from his injury said that it is good to be back with his previous team and also thanked everyone for their support. He caught up a shoulder injury during the IPL 2018 and also had to go under the knife for surgery.

“It’s good to be back! Thank You everyone for your wishes! #OrangeArmy @SunRisers,” he tweeted while reply to SRH’s tweet which welcomed him back.

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