IPL 2021: Ranking all 8 teams based on their picks in the auction

7. Sunrisers Hyderabad

SRH didn’t have a whole lot to do during the auction given that they had retained the majority of their squad. They had just 3 vacant slots including one overseas slot. The team led by David Warner needed an experienced middle-order batsman and would have also wanted an express fast bowler after they released Billy Stanlake.

Their first buy of the day was Jagadeesha Suchith for Rs. 30 lakhs and he will provide them with an additional option in the spin department. They also bought Kedar Jadhav for his base price of Rs. 2 crores after missing out on Shivam Dube and Krishnappa Gowtham earlier on. Jadhav looked woefully out of touch during the previous campaign and wasn’t particularly great even in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy.

The Sunrisers also bought Mujeeb Ur Rahman for Rs. 1.5 crore, but he might not get a lot of opportunities in the playing XI. Although he is a very good bowler and could provide excellent backup to Rashid Khan, they should have ideally looked to buy an overseas quick who can bowl at speeds exceeding 140 kph given that they don’t have anyone who can do that at present. However, their rather mediocre auction shouldn’t have much of an impact on their title chances as these 3 players aren’t expected to play in a lot of games.