IPL 2025: 3 Key Players for SRH this Season

The Sunrisers Hyderabad managed to reach the finals of the 2024 season thanks to the contributions of various players at different stages of the tournament. They had been struggling throughout the last 3–4 years, but captain Pat Cummins changed the mindset of the side last year.

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The bold attitude helped them break records and consistently score more than 10 runs per over in the league stages. They tried to maintain their core at the mega auction, just like successful teams, CSK and MI, did in the past couple of years. They managed to pick up Indian pacers Mohammad Shami and Harshal Patel.

Talking about the spinners, they have Rahul Chahar and Adam Zampa in their ranks. The addition of Ishan Kishan to an already strong lineup has made things even tougher for the opposition. Let us now look at the three key players for SRH in the upcoming IPL season:

1. Heinrich Klaasen

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With Heinrich Klaasen on the side, SRH has managed to get a superb wicket-keeper and an aggressive batter. He is the wicket-keeper-batter for South Africa who is very good at demolishing bowling attacks anytime he pleases. He clearly showed his class in the last T20 World Cup final, in which he took the game pretty close for his side.

In the IPL, Klaasen has already clocked some runs at an impressive strike rate of 168.30. He also has a century under his belt. Klaasen bats lower in the order, which makes his knock even more challenging for the opposition as he is known to attack from the first ball.

He scored 479 runs in the 2024 season, with a strike rate of 171.07. Apart from that, he can also perform as a finisher if needed.

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2. Travis Head

Travis Head is no longer a face in the crowd since his World Cup final heroics. This attacking approach towards the game unsettles bowlers across the world. With a strike rate of 160.49 in T20Is, he is one of the most feared hitters in the game.

Head provides a quick-fire start for the Sunrisers, and his strike rate of 191.55 last season is proof of his ability to smash bowlers with ease. Along with Abhishek Sharma, Head managed to chase down decent targets within 15 overs.

During the last season, he made 567 runs, with a highest score of 102. He made 32 sixes and 64 boundaries. In the current ranking, he is the number-one batter in the T20 format. Thus, there is no doubt that he will be one of the key players for SRH during the next season.

3. Mohammed Shami

Mohammed Shami will fill the vacancy of Bhuvneshwar Kumar who is no longer available for SRH. Shami is one of the finest seam bowlers and the team led by Pat Cummins, fans can watch the perfect pair this season.

Shami has taken 79 wickets in 77 games of the IPL. And when he is in form, well, he is close to being unplayable. The SRH management is expected to use him judiciously to bring out the best.

In an era where batters dominate the game, Shami has managed to take wickets during crucial stages. His performance during the 2023 World Cup was one of the best in the tournament's history, and fans will expect him to deliver in the upcoming IPL season as well.

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