IPL 2019: Key Players for Sunrisers Hyderabad this Season  

#5. Bhuvneshwar Kumar

Bhuvneshwar Kumar 26 wickets in IPL 2017

With a successful 2008/09 Ranji Trophy season, Bhuvneshwar Kumar made his IPL debut for Royal Challengers Bangalore.

During 2011-2013, Bhuvneshwar Kumar had a disappointing stint for Pune Warriors India with only 24 wickets from 31 matches. After departing the Pune Warriors India, he was picked by SRH in 2014.

In 2016, Kumar had an impressive season to help SRH win the title. He had won the Purple Cap, picking up 23 wickets from 17 matches (17 innings) with an economy of 7.42 runs per over. In IPL 2017, Bhuvneshwar Kumar had won the Purple Cap for the 2nd time in a row for taking 26 wickets from 14 matches(14 innings) with an economy of 7.05 runs per over.

He is currently the 6th leading wicket-taker in IPL with 120 wickets from 102 matches(102 innings) with an economy of 7.15 runs per over and the best figures of 5/19.

In 2018, Bhuvneshwar Kumar was retained by SRH and featured only in 9 matches with 12 wickets to his name. The franchise retained him again in this year's edition and he is expected to share the bowling burden with Rashid Khan and Siddarth Kaul to help the franchise win their 2nd title.

He became the first Indian bowler to pick up a 5 wicket haul in international cricket in all formats. He also needs to be careful to avoid injuries as he is a key member of the 2019 Indian World Cup squad.