Sunrisers Hyderabad will have to take big decisions for IPL 2027. The team faces many challenges regarding the availability and bowling of captain Pat Cummins. The team has tried to strengthen its bowling by trading some players. The retention deadline of November 17 is approaching. SRH has bought T Natarajan from Delhi Capitals for Rs 5 crore. Khalil Ahmed has come to the team from Chennai Super Kings for Rs 4.8 crore and Nathan Ellis has come to the team for Rs 2 crore. At the same time, Zeeshan Ansari has moved to Delhi Capitals, while Liam Livingston and Jack Edwards have joined Chennai Super Kings.
Hyderabad strengthened its bowling
The 2016 IPL champion team finished third last season and lost to Rajasthan Royals in the eliminator. last season srh The batting was excellent, but the bowling often proved to be the weak link. Talking about statistics, SRH's batting run rate was 10.54, which was the second best in the league. Even in the powerplay, his scoring rate was 11.08. However, in bowling he gave runs at an economy of 10.05, which was the third worst in the league. Because of this, the team did not need much to make changes in its batting.
strong batting base
Heinrich Klaasen proved the investment of Rs 23 crores right. The South African player scored 624 runs at a strike rate of 160, which gave consistency and firepower to the team. Ishan Kishan also scored 602 runs at a strike rate of 182.42. The franchise is also considering him as the future captain. Therefore he will be at the top of the retention list. Abhishek Sharma and Travis Head will also remain in the team. His aggressive batting in the powerplay has set a new trend in the IPL. All rounder Nitish Kumar Reddy also did wonders with the bat. He scored 302 runs at a strike rate of 171.59 and gave strength to the team in the middle overs. His bowling also gives options to the captain.
rising bowling stars
Ishan Malinga was the biggest discovery of the team in bowling. He took 20 wickets at an economy of 9.33 and played an important role in breaking the rhythm of the opponents. Saqib Hussain took 15 wickets in 11 matches and Prafulla Hinge took 14 wickets in 7 matches, although Hinge's economy of 11.73 was a bit expensive. Both performed brilliantly and SRH can invest more in them. Shivang Kumar strengthened the spin department by taking 9 wickets and Harsh Dubey took 8 wickets. These players also seem to be important members of the team for a long time.
The biggest question regarding Cummins
With the arrival of Natarajan, Khalil and Ellis, the biggest question is about captain Pat Cummins. He could not play the initial matches of 2026 IPL due to injury and then played 8 matches. Cummins has talked about leaving the 2027 season due to international schedule. The team has spent Rs 18 crore on him. In such a situation, the franchise will have to think whether it would be wise to retain a player who can stay out of the entire tournament? Harshal Patel was bought by SRH for Rs 8 crore before IPL 2025. In 2026, he played only 5 matches and could not take any wicket. He gave 148 runs in 13.4 overs, his economy was 10.83. His performance was not as per expectations and he may be dropped from the team.