IPL 6 Preview- SunRisers Hyderabad

SQUAD for this season :

Domestic Players :Akshath Reddy, Amit Mishra, Anand Rajan, Ankit Sharma, Ashish Reddy, Biplab Samantray, Dwaraka Ravi Teja, Hanuma Vihari, Ishant Sharma, Karan Sharma,   Parthiv Patel, Sachin Rana, Shikhar Dhawan, Sudeep Tyagi, Thalaivan Sargunam, Thisara Perera, Veer Pratap Singh. 

Overseas Players :Cameron White, Chris Lynn, Clint McKay, Dale Steyn, Darren Sammy,Jean-Paul Duminy, Quinton de Kock,Nathan McCullum,Kumar Sangakkara.

Mentor : VVS Laxman

Coach : Tom Moody

Bowling Coach : Waqar Younis

Previous Team Name : Deccan Chargers

Performances in past 5 seasons(Deccan Chargers):

2008 - 8th in League( 2 Wins & 12 Losses)

2009 - Winner ( 4th in League , 7 Wins & 7 Losses) 

2010 -  Semifinalist ( 4th in League , 8 Wins & 6 Losses) 

2011 - 7th in League ( 6 Wins , 8 Losses)  

2012 - 7th in League ( 4 Wins , 10 Losses ) 

Players to look for :

Batsman:

Shikar Dhawan - Brilliant batsman who has played for Mumbai Indians, Delhi Daredevils prior to playing for the Hyderabad based team. His willow had yeilded good amount of runs for the team so far in all the IPL seasons he played. With 400 runs in 14 games last season, he is the top scorer for his team with the bat. But the injury he got during Aussie test match is costing him a few games at the start of the season.

Kumar Sangakkara - A brilliant wicket keeper batsman and a captain in all forms of the game. One of the leading run machines in the International cricket in all formats. Expected to perform with his captaincy and willow this season.

Cameron White - Last season Cameron started with a dull note , but in the later half of the season ,he produced few magnificent innings which gave the team a couple of wins and almost made the team win another one. He is a hard hitter too. His scores in the top order matters the most, in the absence of Dhawan.

JP Duminy - The whole cricketing world and the IPL knows how good Duminy is with the willow and his part time bowling and fielding. His injury is forcing him to sit out for few games this season, once he returns, it will boost up the batting of the team for sure.

Akshat Reddy - He is one of the leading performers in the domestic circuit in all forms of the game. He can open the innings or bat at any given position , which helps the team to adjust its batting order according to the situation. A hard hitter, and a pinch hitter role also can be done by this young player, who has captaincy experience this season for Team Hyderabad in the domestic circuit.

Dwaraka Ravi Teja - The Hyderabadi domestic batsman and its captain is one of the most experienced domestic players in the side, his experience and skills as a batsman, part time offie will surely aid to the team's strength and is one of the domestic stars. 

Hanuma Vihari -  The world cup winning India U19 player can be one of the less recognized stars able to steal the show this season.

All Rounders : 

Darren Sammy,Nathan McCullum , Thisira perera are well known for their all round ablities in international T20 cricket and there is nothing much to specifically say about these proven stars.

Ashish Reddy & Sachin Rana can also perform on par with these international stars and there is nothing to worry regarding the team selection as there are a bunch of all rounders to chose from.

Bowlers :

Dale Steyn - The world class fiery pace bowler is expected to knock many wickets down this season as usual.

Ishant Sharma - Though Ishant is not of his greatest form, he is expected to give some breakthroughs in the power play overs and support Steyn.

Amit Mishra - Specialist spinner in the squad and usually performs well in IPL.

Veer Pratap Singh - The Bengal bowler has been a good performer last season and he is expected to give the same this year too.

Anand Rajan - He is one of the leading wicket takers in the domestic season and a good bowler, with lot of subtle variations , he can be crucial in middle overs and death.

For Ages, death bowling has been a worry for the Hyderabad IPL Team. It had lost on many occasions after scoring 180 runs batting first. If they can contain the death bowing to good extent, they can win many games and look for a top 4 spot.