IPL 2017: Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) Predicted Playing XI

Fast bowlers

Bhuvneshwar Kumar is capable of taking wickets and containing the run flow both in the field restriction overs and the slog overs

Fast bowling has been Sunrisers’s strength in the last couple of seasons and yet again, they go into the tournament as the team with the best fast bowling department. Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Ashish Nehra and Mustafizur Rahman are likely to be the fast bowlers in their playing XI for a majority of the matches.

Bhuvneshwar, who was considered as a bowler who is capable of bowling only with the new ball, has proved his critics wrong and has really come of age in the death overs too. Now, he is someone who is capable of taking wickets and containing the run flow both in the field restriction overs and the slog overs.

Sharing the new ball with him will be veteran Indian pacer Ashish Nehra. The 37-year-old has been on a mission ever since returning to the Indian T20 team in January 2016. He led the Indian attack brilliantly and was picked up by the Sunrisers in the last IPL auction.

Nehra couldn't play the whole 2016 season after suffering a knee injury early in the tournament, This year, he will be looking to make up for his absence in 2016 and do what he does the best, picking wickets.

Mustafizur Rahman was the find of the 2016 IPL and he will look to continue his heroics this season too. There were a lot of concerns over the participation of the Bangladeshi pacer in the 2017 edition but Tom Moody confirmed that he will join the team after their first match.

In his absence, either Mohammad Nabi (likely) or Chris Jordan is likely to take his place for the season opener on April 5.