IPL 2025: SRH Targeted XI, Budget Allocation And Mega Auction Plan - All You Need To Know

SRH to carefully plan IPL 2025 mega auction plan due to low budget [Source: @mufaddal_vohra/X.com]

IPL 2024 season runners up, Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH), will look to extend the momentum into the IPL 2025 season and the only way to do that is to build a complete and balanced roster around the 5-member core they retained for a whopping price.

SRH found a whipping calibre team after years of disappointments only to lose the combination ahead of the IPL 2025 mega auction. However, with the core consisting of 5 players set, Hyderabad will be beaming with confidence at the auction table. Before getting into the in-depth analysis, let's take a quick look at the full retention list along with the remaining purse.

SRH Retained Player List For IPL 2025

Total Slots To Be Filled In Auction - 20

Purse Left - INR 45 Crore

Target Openers For SRH In IPL 2025 Mega Auction

The opening pair of Travis Head and Abhishek Sharma was SRH's biggest strength in the previous edition. Hence, it makes no sense to fix something which isn't broken. SRH retained both Abhishek and Head and this duo will continue to open in IPL 2025 season as well.

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Target Batters For SRH In IPL 2025 Mega Auction

Devdutt Padikkal (Base Price: 2 Crore), Ishan Kishan (Base Price: 2 Crore), Naman Dhir  (Base Price: 30 Lakh), Atharva Taide (Base Price: 30 Lakh), Abdul Samad (Base Price: 30 Lakh)

Estimate Spent: 10-15 crore

SRH needs an anchor at no.3 in case of Head for Sharma's failure. However, due to limited purse value, SRH's options are narrowed down. Devdutt Padikkal has tons of experience batting at top order, whereas Ishan Kishan can also add value as a wicket-keeper option only if Hyderabad is willing to go all in. 

If not, Atharva Taide, Naman Dhir, and Abhinav Manhor are more economical options from the uncapped category. While SRH has Nitish Reddy and Abhishek are two key all-rounders already retained, the team can still go for someone like Abdul Samad and Sameer Rizvi as power hitting options.

Target Bowlers For SRH in IPL 2025 Mega Auction

Mohammad Shami (Base Price: 2 Crore), Mohammad Siraj (Base Price: 2 Crore), T Natarajan (Base Price: 2 Crore), Avesh Khan (Base Price: 2 Crore), Akeal Hosein (Base Price: 1.50 Crore)

Estimate Spent: 15-20 crore

Besides Pat Cummins, SRH will have to rebuild the bowling attack from scratch. Someone like Arshdeep Singh or, Mohammad Shami, or Siraj from the marquee set will serve the purpose. On the other hand, T. Natarajan and Avesh Khan are more budget-friendly options despite a high base price since not an intense bidding war is expected. Both are equally impactful with the new ball in the powerplay. 

For spin bowling, Akeal Hosein, Piyush Chawla, and Wanindu Hasaranga are some options SRH could consider. Yuzi Chahal and Ravi Ashwin would make more sense, given their experience, but considering SRH's budget, the franchise will have to settle for an underrated name that is capable of stepping up under the spotlight.

Back-Up Options For SRH In IPL 2025 Mega Auction

Prasidh Krishna, Noor Ahmad, Adam Zampa, Harpreet Brar, Ashutosh Sharma, Mayank Agarwal, Rovman Powell, Marco Jansen, Washington Sundar, Tushar Deshpande, Mukesh Kumar

Targeted Playing 12 For SRH In IPL 2025

Travis Head ✈️
Abhishek Sharma
Devdutt Padikkal
Yash Dhull
Heinrich Klaasen (WK) ✈️
Naman Dhir
Nitish Reddy
Abdul Samad
Wanindu Hasaranga ✈️
Pat Cummins✈️
Mohammad Siraj
Impact Player: T Natarajan

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