Martin Guptill, Shakib-Al-Hasan, Yusuf Pathan Have Been Released From SRH
Mumbai: Martin Guptill, Deepak Hooda, Ricky Bhui and Yusuf Pathan have been released by Sunrisers Hyderabad. The franchise, however, has retained 18 players ahead of the IPL auction.
While it has released some of the top names, the franchise has decided to retain youngsters Abhishek Sharma, Khaleel Ahmed, T Natarajan, Sandeep Sharma.
One of its international recruits, Shakib Al Hasan, has been banned by the ICC for a year for failing to report the bookie approach and has been released.
The team made their first IPL appearance in 2013, where they reached the playoffs, eventually finishing in fourth place. The SunRisers won their maiden IPL title in the 2016 season, defeating Royal Challengers Bangalore by 8 runs in the final. The team has qualified for the play-off stage of the tournament in every season since 2016. In 2018, the team reached the finals of the Indian Premier League, but lost to Chennai Super Kings by 8 Wickets, following century by Shane Watson.
The team is considered one of the best bowling sides, often admired for its ability to defend low totals. David Warner is the leading run-scorer for the side, having won the Orange Cap 3 times, in 2015, 2017, and 2019. David Warner was the team’s leading run-scorer while Bhuvneshwar Kumar is the leading wicket-taker.
Released Players: Martin Guptill, Shakib-Al-Hasan Deepak Hooda, Ricky Bhui and Yusuf Pathan.
Retained Players: Kane Williamson, David Warner, Manish Pandey, Vijay Shankar, Rashid Khan, Mohammad Nabi, Abhishek Sharma, Jonny Bairstow, Wriddhiman Saha, Shreevats Goswami, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Khaleel Ahmed, Sandeep Sharma, Siddharth Kaul, Shahbaz Nadeem, Billy Stanlake, Basil Thampi, T Natarajan.
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