Prior to the IPL 2023 auction, Sunrisers Hyderabad attracted attention by releasing their skipper, Kane Williamson. The management named cricketing legend Brain Lara as their new head coach, Dale Steyn as their designated bowling coach, and Muttiah Muralitharan as their spin-bowling and strategy coach ahead of the 2023 edition.
Ahead of the impending auction, the SRH squad allowed 12 of its players to leave, including Kane Williamson, the 2022 captain, Nicolas Pooran, Romario Shepherd, and Sean Abbott, among others.
By reason of having the largest purse of any team entering the IPL mini-auction—INR 42.25 crores—SRH is quite likely to consider some of the top players. Know the 3 players which SRH can target during the IPL 2023 auction.
Ben Stokes
At the IPL 2023 Auctions, Ben Stokes is likely to be available for the auction and might go to attract high bids. According to reports, the English all-rounder will participate in the upcoming IPL season. The money that SRH will free up by releasing Kane may be used to hire Ben Stokes.
Ben Stokes is a batter who the SRH can use to either start the inning or bat at No. 3. While the franchise will gain a player with some passing ability in addition to his well-known leadership abilities, As a result, the team will be more evenly distributed, and the team can afford to play one extra batter at No. 7. He will therefore be one of the team’s targets.
Rilee Rossouw
In the IPL 2023 mini-auctions, Sunrisers Hyderabad can pursue Rilee Rossouw as a possible replacement for Kane Williamson. In IPL 2022, Rahul Tripathi played at No. 3 for SRH. He wasn’t used to playing that kind of role. Rahul and Abhishek Sharma can open the inning together if Kane is benched.
At No. 3, Rilee Rossouw has excelled for South Africa recently. He will give the team an attacking batter at No. 3 who can compete with the speed enforcers in the middle innings. Playing alongside Rilee will be beneficial for players like Aiden Markram as well.
Mayank Agarwal
Punjab Kings has released Mayank Agarwal. The Karnataka opener must be used by SRH as a like-for-like replacement for Kane Williamson.
The team can afford an additional foreign hitter in the middle of the order since Mayank is starting. Thus, players like Glenn Phillips could play, thus enhancing the batting strength. Naturally, Mayank is also a viable candidate for the captaincy.
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