Sunrisers Hyderabad Likely Playing XI for IPL 2025

Sun, 16 Mar 2025 17:03:49 GMT

With the IPL 2025 season approaching, Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) seems to have built a strong squad. Based on reports, here’s a look at their probable starting XI for the season.

SRH Likely XI for IPL 2025

No.	Player	Role	Nationality	Special Notes
1	Travis Head	Opener	Australia	Aggressive left-handed batter
2	Abhishek Sharma	Opener	India	Hard-hitting left-hander
3	Ishan Kishan (WK)	Wicketkeeper-Batter	India	Explosive top-order batter
4	Nitish Rana	Middle Order Batter	India	Can also bowl off-spin
5	Heinrich Klaasen	Middle Order Batter	South Africa	Power-hitter, finisher
6	Aniket Choudhary	All-rounder (Pace)	India	Left-arm pacer, handy batter
7	Rajat Patidar/Manohar?	Middle Order Batter	India	Talented domestic batter
8	Pat Cummins (C)	Fast Bowler (Captain)	Australia	Pace spearhead, experienced leader
9	Harshal Patel	Fast Bowler	India	Death-over specialist
10	Rahul Chahar	Leg Spinner	India	Middle-overs wicket-taker
11	Mohammed Shami	Fast Bowler	India	Experienced powerplay bowler

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SRH’s squad looks well-balanced with a mix of experienced internationals and young Indian talent. Their batting has firepower at the top, while the bowling unit led by Cummins and Shami has plenty of wicket-taking options. SRH could be a strong contender for the IPL 2025 title if their key players perform consistently.

What do you think about SRH’s likely XI? Would you make any changes?