- Sunrisers Hyderabad:
The Sunrisers think tank was circumspect about the spending and played their cards well in the end. The defending champions have a more than a decent side which comprises of world class individuals such as David Warner, Yuvraj Singh, Shikhar Dhawan and Bhuvneshwar Kumar. In this auction, they emphasised more towards the bowling department and that was later seconded by coach Tom Moody, who cited injury issues to the first choice players as a reason. The men from Hyderabad etched themselves in history by becoming the first IPL franchise to give breaks to Afghan players.
Teenage spin sensation Rashid Khan will surely be the one to watch out for since spin was a department in which Sunrisers were deficient last season. The experience of the 45-year-old Praveen Tambe will further aid them.
With the likes of Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Ashish Nehra, Mustafizur Rahman and a few other emerging pacers like Mohammed Siraj bowling is definitely the stronger suit of this team. On the whole, Sunrisers is a mighty strong unit on paper with great skills in both departments.