IPL 2020: 5 Players who the Sunrisers Hyderabad should release before the IPL Auction

#4 Yusuf Pathan

It's time for SRH to let go of Yusuf. (Image Courtesy: IPLT20)

Yusuf Pathan is an IPL legend in his own right but his time under the spotlight has clearly come to an end after a couple of poor seasons. The 36-year old is doing a good job for Baroda in the Vijay Hazare Trophy but has sadly not been able to convert his domestic form into runs in the IPL. He scored just 40 runs in 10 matches last season at a poor strike-rate of 88.88 and bowled just 1 over last season.

Like Deepak Hooda, even he was used predominantly as a filler in the side and with exciting options like Abhishek Sharma in the side, it's time for both SRH and Yusuf Pathan to let go of each other.

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#3 Shahbaz Nadeem

Shahbaz Nadeem failed to create an impact. (Image Courtesy: IPLT20)

Shahbaz Nadeem has been known for his ability to keep the run-rate under check and that ability of his was one main reason why SRH agreed to swap him in along with 2 other players in place of Shikhar Dhawan. But, frankly, the left-arm spinner hailing from Jharkhand had a torrid time picking up just 2 wickets from 3 matches leaking runs at an economy rate of 10.00.

He was mostly used as an alternative to the injured Shakib Al Hasan and with the Bangladesh all-rounder set to feature in a full season again, Nadeem is unlikely to get a spot in the side. Also, young Abhishek Sharma had a much better season than Nadeem and even he bowls the same left-arm spin in addition to his whirlwind batting style. Hence, with much better options and the lack of results, Nadeem is likely to be on his way out.