IPL 2019: 3 Sunrisers Hyderabad Players Who Can Replace Jonny Bairstow

Apr 24, 2019 at 6:14 PM

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IPL 2019: 3 Sunrisers Hyderabad Players Who Can Replace Jonny Bairstow

Sunrisers Hyderabad is all set to face some major problems at the business end of the tournament as they won’t be having the services of Jonny Bairstow for the remainder of the tournament. The wicket-keeper batsman has been one of the most prolific run scorers in the tournament so far. Along with David Warner, Jonny Bairstow has scored 60-70% the runs scored by Sunrisers Hyderabad.

They have registered four century partnerships in the tournament so far which certainly goes onto prove the effect of these two batters through the course of the tournament. Hence there is just no doubt about the fact that SRH will be missing the services of Bairstow at the top of the order. Along with David Warner, he has got his franchise off to flying starts on most occasions.

Due to their sheer dominance in the ongoing tournament so far, the middle order has remain untested and hasn’t managed to play freely. However Manish Pandey returned back to some exceptional form with a brilliant knock of 84 of 49 deliveries against the Chennai Super Kings. He took on the CSK bowlers with disdain and completely changed his style of play.

It will be interesting to see which batsman the SRH goes for at the top of the order in the absence of Jonny Bairstow. There are few options available for Hyderabad but it will be very difficult to replace the likes of Bairstow who had looked in ominous touch throughout the tournament. Sunrisers Hyderabad’s next appointment is on Saturday against the Rajasthan Royals and they will surely look to find a perfect opening partner for David Warner.

Now let us have a look at 3 players who can replace Jonny Bairstow at the top of the order.

Wriddhiman Saha

He is arguably the finest wicket-keeper technically in India for a long time. In all likelihood, Wriddhiman Saha will make a return to the Playing XI in the absence of Jonny Bairstow. It will be very hard for Saha to make an impact as a batsman as Bairstow did for SRH in the tournament so far. However, with the wicket-keeping gloves in hands, Saha might go a notch higher than Jonny Bairstow.

Saha played a sensational knock in the 2015 IPL final for the Kings XI Punjab when he scored a whirlwind 115 off just 55 deliveries. Despite his knock, it was KKR who went onto win the final. Saha has shown his class on occasions but has failed to deliver consistently as a batsman. However, the rest of the tournament might just be the perfect opportunity for Wriddhiman Saha.

Shreevats Goswami

He has been part of the Sunrisers Hyderabad squad for the last two years. Last year when Wirddhiman Saha injured himself towards the later part of the tournament it was Goswami who came into the playing XI and played a couple of good knocks. He is a stylish left-handed batsman and can also score runs quickly.

 He was part of the RCB squad when he started off in the IPL. Goswami was part of the U 19 World Cup squad in 2008 which was won by India under the captaincy of Virat Kohli. Hence Shreevats Goswami is also a viable option to replace Jonny Bairstow.

Martin Guptill

The New Zealand opener is one of the hardest hitters of the ball in modern generation but consistency is a major factor which hasn’t allowed him to be part of Hyderabad’s playing XI. He is a brilliant limited overs batsman and can hit the big shots on a consistent basis.

It is only Martin Guptill who has the ability to match the power hitting abilities of Jonny Bairstow. Hence Hyderabad will be eager to bring in Martin Guptill for their next clash. However Martin Guptill cannot keep which will make SRH change the combination.

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