Just before the start of the tenth edition of Indian Premier League (IPL), Sunrisers Hyderabad suffered a major blow as Mustafizur Rahman, the star bowler of the franchise was stopped by Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) to play in IPL, keeping in mind the Champions Trophy.
Not getting services of Rahman at least in initial phase weakens the bowling line-up of this team as in his debut IPL season, he bagged a total of 17 wickets in 16 games at an economy rate of 6.90.
The youngster has left big boots to be filled. It will be an onerous task for the Hyderabad-based franchise to find a suitable replacement for him but here are few of the options from which the IPL defending champions can choose from –