Updated: Apr 25, 2022, 22:13 IST

Four reasons why SRH can win the TATA IPL 2022 – powered by SKY247

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TATA IPL over the years has been a roller coaster of emotions for the players and the fans. We have witnessed the ruthless streak of Chennai Super Kings, the comeback of Mumbai Indians, the rise to the top of KKR in 2014. This year Sunrisers Hyderabad are making a name of themselves with their sudden and meteoric rise, when no one gave them a chance. After the hell of a season last year where the men in orange finished bottom of the table, this year they seemed destined for a repeat. The first two games certainly seemed to suggest that SRH did not learn from the error of last season. But with 5 wins on the trot , SRH have put their name in the contention as a potential title winner. Here we look at the 4 reasons why SRH have become a genuine title contender

Investment in youth –

When the TATA IPL began and SRH had lost two games, the critics panned the management to entrust a youngster like Abhishek Sharma to open the batting. The left hander from Punjab had a slow start with scores of 9 and 13 in the first 2 games. He showed his class with knocks of 75 vs CSK and 42 vs Titans and a brilliant 31 vs PBKS and 47 in a low scoring game against RCB as he paid of the faith of the management. Another player who played his part is Washington Sundar. The young off-spinning all rounder who is in the sidelines due to injury has picked 4 wickets with his off spin bowling. He picked 2/28 vs LSG and bettered it with 2/21 vs CSK. Sundar proved to be useful for Kane Williamson before injury struck, once he is back he is bound to add more teeth to the SRH bowling.

The fast bowling attack –

Dale Steyn was a happy camper when Umran Malik demolished the stumps of Shreyas Iyer in the game on Friday. The youngster from J and K is the fastest bowler in the IPL so far after having bowled a ball at 153.3 KPH. Malik has been unleashed after the power play overs, when the initial damage has been done by Natarajan. The left arm seamer from Tamil Nadu has picked 11 wickets so far and he has picked wickets for fun in the first 6 overs. Bhuvneshwar Kumar might have lost his pace and swing, but the way he bowled in the death overs proved the old warhorse still has fight left in him.

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The batting order –

Kane Williamson and Abhishek Varma as the opening combo is working perfectly for SRH. While Sharma goes hammer and tongs at the opposition bowlers, Kane Williamson gets a chance to assess the conditions and pick and chose his time to attack. Rahul Tripathi at 3 has been an absolute revelation. He has scored 171 runs so far rom 5 games with an average of 57. Tripathi provides the chance for Markram and Pooran to device their strategy and go after the bowling. Markram too has been surprisingly a huge stand out player in the number 4 slot. The South African has scored 149 runs in 4 innings he has batted and scored 2 half centuries and has been dismissed just once. Markram plays the perfect sheet anchor to compliment the power hitters in the form of Tripathi and Pooran.

Kane Williamson’s captaincy –

Kane Williamson might not be a popular choice amongst the SRH fans after their favourite Warner was replaced mid-season last year. One cannot look past the credentials the Kiwi brings to the table in the IPL. When Warner was suspended from playing the IPL in 2018, it was Williamson who took them to the final. The Kiwi has taken his country to the 2019 WC final and given them a winners medal in the first World Test Championship, also reaching the final of World T20 2021. Williamson is an effective captain in his own right, he is unexpressive on the field, but he gets the results with the resources he has at hand. Finally lets not forget, he has moulded a team of New Zealand players who were never viewed as serious candidates, into battle hardened and hungry for success bunch of cricketers. SRH batch of 2022 look certainly falling into the Kane Williamson manual of captaincy and a title for the men in orange doesn’t seem out of reach.

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