IPL 2018: Predicting how Sunrisers Hyderabad could line up after David Warner's ban

Bowlers - Rashid Khan, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Sandeep Sharma and Basil Thampi

The spin department of Hyderabad will be spearheaded by young Afghan sensation Rashid Khan, whose nation recently qualified for ICC Cricket World Cup 2019. While he will be Williamson's prized wicket-taking asset, Shakib can do a good job with the ball as well.

Hyderabad are perhaps the only side not to have a proper overseas fast bowler in their ranks. But that shouldn't bother them, because they have got one of the best Indians of the modern era, Bhuvneshwar Kumar.

Sunrisers also have the likes of T Natarajan, Siddarth Kaul and Khaleel Ahmed in their ranks, but the two pacers most likely to make the cut are Sandeep Sharma and Basil Thampi.

It will be a treat to see Sandeep and Bhuvi bowling from the two ends, both capable of swinging the ball either way. On the other hand, Thampi is of a different breed. He grabbed eyeballs last year while playing for Gujarat Lions, because of his pace and insanely precise yorkers.

Sunrisers Hyderabad Predicted XI - Shikhar Dhawan, Manish Pandey, Wriddhiman Saha (wicket-keeper), Kane Williamson (skipper), Shakib Al Hasan, Carlos Brathwaite, Deepak Hooda, Rashid Khan, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Sandeep Sharma, Basil Thampi

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