KKR has a decent lineup of batsmen and bowlers. Captain Dinesh Karthik and coach Brendon Mccullum are sure to strategize for their games, making sure that the team utilizes their best assets. At this time, people are looking at the CPL to calibrate the potential of players in the upcoming IPL matches. Most players from this team had put up a good show in the CPL, which makes us hope for some strong competition on the pitch at the IPL too.

Playing: Rinku Singh, Shubman Gill, Siddhesh Lad, Andre Russell, Chris Green, Manimaran Siddharth, Sunil Narine, Dinesh Karthik, Nikhil Naik, Tom Banton, Ali Khan, Kamlesh Nagarkoti, Kuldeep Yadav, Lockie Ferguson, Pat Cummins, Prasidh Krishna, Sandeep Warrier, Shivam Mavi, Varun Chakravarthy

We will not be able to see Shakib Al Hasan in the team for two years after he has breached the ICC’s anti-corruption code. But, the team has retained 18 players and released 5 players. A detailed list of Sunrisers Hyderabad players is as follows.

Playing: Abdul Samad, Abhishek Sharma, Bavanaka Sandeep, David Warner, Kane Williamson, Manish Pandey, Priyam Garg, Virat Singh, Fabian Allen, Mitchell Marsh, Mohammad Nabi, Sanjay Yadav, Vijay Shankar, Jonny Bairstow, Shreevats Goswami, Wriddhiman Saha, Basil Thampi, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Billy Stanlake, Khaleel Ahmed, Rashid Khan, Sandeep Sharma, Shahbaz Nadeem, Siddarth Kaul, T Natarajan