Mayank Agarwal, Rashid, Brook, Phillips to make SRH debuts vs RR
IPL 2023: Adam Zampa & Adil Rashid before the toss (AP Photo)
In the clash against Rajasthan Royals (RR), the SunRisers Hyderabad (SRH) will be having at least four debutants. Mayank Agarwal, Adil Rashid, Harry Brook and Glenn Phillips will be making their debuts for SRH.
Mayank Agarwal, who captained Punjab Kings last season, was acquired by SRH ahead of this season at a whopping price tag of INR 8.25 crores. The India international is expected to open the innings alongside Abhishek Sharma.
Just like Agarwal, England’s wily spinner Adil Rashid has also played for Punjab in the past; however, his debut match for Hyderabad will just be his second game in the IPL.
The silk-stocking Harry Brook, for whom SRH spent INR 13.25 crores, will be making his IPL debut. Whereas, the Kiwi dasher Phillips has migrated from Rajasthan to make his SRH debut.
Meanwhile, Jason Holder and KM Asif have been handed Royals caps.
The West Indies all-rounder - who has previously represented Chennai, Hyderabad, Lucknow and Kolkata - was bought by Rajasthan to bring in the balance that halted them from passing the final hurdle last season.
Rajasthan will look to take out the same from the former CSK pacer KM Asif which Prasidh Krishna used to perform for them till last year.
For the SunRisers, stand-in captain Bhuvneshwar Kumar has won the toss and asked the opposition to bat first at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium.
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