IPL 2018: Strengths and weaknesses of each of the 8 franchises

Sunrisers Hyderabad

SRH looks the most well-rounded team

Strengths: Hyderabad has retained their core team in the auction. They have the likes of David Warner, Shikhar Dhawan, Manish Pandey, Yusuf Pathan, and Shakib Al Hasan in batting and the likes of Bhuvaneshwar Kumar, Rashid Khan, Basil Thampi, and Siddarth Kaul in bowling.

Hyderabad has the most all-round squad in IPL this year as they have players for all positions and for all conditions. It has a great support staff system with Tom Moody and VVS Laxman in their fold.

Weaknesses: SRH doesn't have any apparent weakness as such but one area which could be a cause of concern for the team would be the finishers in the team. Shakib Al Hasan and Yusuf Pathan cannot be relied on to finish the games regularly and Manish Pandey might have to take over the role of finishing whenever the duo fails.