Henirch Klaasen and Kavya Maran [Source: @ImTanujSingh, @_Adarsh______/x.com]
The Sunrisers Hyderabad have put in a lot of effort and thought into their IPL 2025 squad building. The 2016 IPL champions did strategise well ahead of the IPL 2025 mega auction and it is evident from the recruitments that they have done during the event.
Ahead of the auction, the Sunrisers Hyderabad retained five of their players from IPL 2024 Squad. They spent INR 75 Cr for these five retentions and had INR 45 Cr left in the auction to fill up a maximum of 20 spots. Considering their budget was one of the lowest ahead of the grand event, SRH have gone for smart picks and have assembeled a formidable looking squad for the upcoming edition.
IPL 2025: SRH Retained Players
Players | Nation | Cost |
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Heinrich Klaasen | South Africa | INR 23 Cr |
Pat Cummins | Australia | INR 18 Cr |
Travis Head | Australia | INR 14 Cr |
Abhishek Sharma | India | INR 14 Cr |
Nitish Reddy | India | INR 6 Cr |
Moving ahead, here is a look at the costliest player for SRH in the mega auction, the list of players bought by the franchise in the IPL 2025 mega auction and the full squad of SRH for IPL 2025.
IPL 2025: SRH's Costliest Player In The Mega Auction
Ishan Kishan is the costliest buy for SRH on day 1 of the IPL 2025 mega auction. He was sold for INR 11.25 Cr.
IPL 2025: Players Bought By SRH In Mega Auction With Role And Cost
Players | Nation | Role | Cost |
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Mohammed Shami | India | Bowler | INR 10 Cr |
Harshal Patel | India | All-rounder | INR 8 Cr |
Ishan Kishan | India | Wicket-keeper | INR 11.25 Cr |
Rahul Chahar | India | Bowler | INR 3.20 Cr |
Adam Zampa | Australia | Bowler | INR 2 Cr |
Simarjeet Singh | India | Bowler | INR 1.5 Cr |
Abhinav Manohar | India | Batter | INR 3.2 Cr |
Atharva Taide | India | Batter | INR 30 Lakhs |
Jaydev Unadkat | India | Bowler | INR 1 Cr |
Zeeshan Ansari | India | Bowler | INR 40 Lakhs |
Kamindu Mendis | Sri Lanka | All-rounder | INR 75 Lakhs |
Aniket Varma | India | Batter | INR 30 Lakhs |
Sahcin Baby | India | Batter | INR 30 Lakhs |
Brydon Carse | England | All-rounder | INR 1 Cr |
Ehsan Malinga | Sri Lanka | Bowler | INR 1.20 Cr |
Full Squad Of SRH For IPL 2025
Wicketkeepers | Batters | All-rounders | Bowlers |
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Heirnich Klaasen ✈️ | Abhinav Manohar | Abhishek Sharma | Mohammed Shami |
Ishan Kishan | Atharva Taide | Nitish Reddy | Rahul Chahar |
Aniket Varma | Pat Cummins ✈️ | Adam Zampa ✈️ | |
Sachin Baby | Harshal Patel | Simarjeet Singh | |
Travis Head ✈️ | Jaydev Unadkat | ||
Kamindu Mendis ✈️ | Zeeshan Ansari | ||
Brydon Carse ✈️ | Ehsan Malinga ✈️ |
Conclusion
The Sunrisers Hyderabad introduced a new style of play in the last edition of the tournament. They have stressed on continuing with the play style by including some explosive batters for their line-up. Besides concentrating on hard-hitters, they have also looked concentrate on all-rounders who can come up with effective contributions in either innings of the game.