3 Players Sunrisers Hyderabad Can Retain Before IPL 2025 Mega Auction

Travis Head and Abhishek Sharma batting together in IPL 2024 [X]Travis Head and Abhishek Sharma batting together in IPL 2024 [X]

The Sunrisers Hyderabd have probably been the most inconsistent team in the history of the Indian Premier League. In certain seasons, they have played outstanding cricket and have overhauled all the other teams, while in others they have struggled to find rhythm and finished in the bottom half of the table. 

IPL 2024 was one of the landmark seasons for the Sunrisers. Under the leadership of their new leader, Pat Cummins SRH played a brand of cricket that caught others by surprise. The biggest USP of SRH's playing style was the go for the kill attitude they showed. 


The openers looked to be aggressive and set the tone for the team. On the field, Pat Cummins looked to be aggressive too it looked liked the team had only one thing in mind and that is win. Sometimes, this attitude went against them but SRH stuck their bold attitude throughout the season. 

The result of sticking to a particular season and executing it brilliantly was evident in the results. They reached the final of IPL 2024, even though they lost the summit clash to KKR, the style of cricket they played earned them a lot of fans. With the mega auction before IPL 2025 approaching, SRH will look to continue their success further. A big part of this would be to retain a strong core and build their new team around them. So, here are three players that SRH might retain to keep their core strong. 

1.Pat Cummins 

The Australian Test and ODI captain introduced a new style and mentality into the gameplay of the SRH. Pat Cummins led the SRH team with Aussie mentality and the whole team responded brilliantly. The belief and confidence that Cummins injected in the team turned their fates around. 

The SRH management will surely look to hold onto a strong leader as Cummins. He will be at the helm of the new team that they will look to build. SRH will believe that Cummins will come up with big inputs in the reformation of the squad. 

2. Abhishek Sharma

This young Indian batter was one of the trump cards for Cummins in IPL 2024. He allowed Abhishek Sharma to express himself at the top of the order and that paid off brilliantly. The aggressive attitude with which Sharma batted added an extra dimension to the SRH team. It was his partnerhsip with Travis Head that put SRH in the driver's seat in most of the games. Besides, Sharma's ability to bowl a couple of overs also comes in very handy. He is a great utlity player whom SRH will look to groom further and make an integral part of the squad. 

3. Travis Head

The Australian opener was one more important part of the SRH campaign in IPL 2024. Travis Head combined with Abhishek Sharma to give them some powerful starts in the tournament. The management will be reluctant to let go off the aggressive opening duo they have put together. Although the conditions for retaining players are not yet clear, if they are allowed to retain two overseas players, Travis Head will surely be in that list.