IPL 2023: COC Predicted best playing XI for Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH)

SRH will be captained by Aiden Markram in IPL 2023.

The IPL 2023 will get underway from March 31 onwards and one of the teams vying for the title will be Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH), who have made quite a few changes to their side from the last couple of Indian Premier League seasons.

The SRH team had let go of their captain Kane Williamson ahead of the IPL 2023 auction and then made quite a few purchases, almost emptying their purse of INR 42.25 crores. Their biggest purchase at the auction was England’s young talent Harry Brook whom they bought for INR 13.25 Crores.

Mayank Agarwal, who was released by Punjab Kings, was bought by SRH for INR 8.25 crores. Another big purchase for them was wicketkeeper Heinrich Klaasen, who pocketed INR 5.25 crores. The side has got players who can help SRH end their trophy drought running since 2016. It remains to be seen how they construct a balanced side out of the new squad. 

Keeping this in mind, here is the Team COC predicted best playing XI for the Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) in the IPL 2023.

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After letting go of Kane Williamson ahead of the IPL 2023 auction, SRH management decided to zero in on Aiden Markram as their new captain, as he had led the Sunrisers Eastern Cape to the SA20 title.

Abhishek Sharma and Mayank Agarwal are expected to open the innings and much will be expected from Agarwal as he will now not be burdened with the responsibility of captaincy, while youngster Abhishek will look to up his game and move to impress the selectors.

Rahul Tripathi has been the backbone of SRH batting ever since he joined the side and had an impressive outing in IPL 2022 as well, scoring 413 runs with 3 fifties and a strike rate of 158.24. He will hope of batting up the order.

Markram is expected to bat at no.4, given his experience, and might be followed by explosive England batter Harry Brook, who has made quite a noise scoring 4 centuries in his first 6 Tests while having a strike rate of 148.33 in 93 T20 matches. They also have the option of an Indian finisher in Abdul Samad.

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Either Heinrich Klaasen or Glenn Phillips will keep wickets for the SRH team. In the spin department, they have options of Washington Sundar, Adil Rashid, Mayank Markande, and Akeal Hossein amongst others to choose from.

The pace department has two spots fixed for Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Umran Malik, while other options include a fit T Natarajan, and Marco Jansen, who impressed with the bat as well. Fazalhaq Farooqui and Kartik Tyagi will also hope for a few games to impress the fans as well.

COC Predicted best playing XI for Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH):

Mayank Agarwal, Abhishek Sharma, Rahul Tripathi, Aiden Markram (C), Harry Brook, Glenn Phillips (WK), Washington Sundar, Adil Rashid, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Umran Malik, T Natarajan