IPL 2020 team profile: David Warner's Sunrisers Hyderabad to start campaign as underdogs again

Since their inaugural season in 2013, Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) have easily been one of the most consistent sides in the Indian Premier League (IPL). The Hyderabad franchise is widely renowned for being very competitive and with the leadership changing from Kane Williamson to David Warner, one can expect the team to pull-off key victories from unwinnable positions.

Going into the 13th edition of the IPL, SRH have lost one of their ever-so-reliable openers in Shikhar Dhawan to Delhi Capitals, but the franchise did buy some big potential at this year's auction in Kolkata. While season veteran foreign players in David Warner, Jonny Bairstow and Rashid Khan are catalysts to Kane's side, new arrivals Mitchell Marsh and Fabian Allen are expected to match the brilliance of the rest of the orange brigade.

Sunrisers bought in some really good Indian cricketers in Priyam Garg, Virat Singh, Sandeep Bavanaka, Sanjay Yadav and Abdul Samad to add to the already existing likes of Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Manish Pandey and Wriddhiman Saha - which makes them a very balanced and unpredictable unit to play against. After winning the IPL in 2016, beating Virat Kohli's Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) in the final, SRH have failed to make an impression in the playoffs since then.

Sunrisers Hyderabad full squad

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

Sunrisers Hyderabad full staff

Trevor Bayliss (head coach), Brad Haddin (assistant coach), V. V. S. Laxman (batting mentor), Muttiah Muralitharan (bowling mentor), Biju Georg (fielding coach), Bulbul Ahmed (throwdown specialist), Theo Kapakoulakis (physio), Mario Villavarayan (physical trainer), Shrinivaas Chandrasekaran (performance analyst).

Sunrisers Hyderabad Indian player to watch out for

Indian pacer Siddarth Kaul is easily the one standout players in Sunrisers Hyderabad's ranks, who has bowled some match-winning deliveries for his side over the past seasons. Since making his IPL debut back in 2013, Siddarth has a very impressive average of 28.26 in the tournament. The right-arm fast-bowler picked up six wickets in seven matches during IPL 2019, with an 8.96 economy rate.

Sunrisers Hyderabad overseas player to watch out for

While one might pick skipper Kane Williamson or David Warner as main threats, Afghanistan's Rashid Khan will once again be the man causing havoc to the opposition. Equally capable with the ball and bat, Rashid has developed a reputation for himself for being a match-winner in his three-season in the IPL. During last year's tournament, the star allrounder picked up 17 wickets in 15 matches.

Sunrisers Hyderabad past IPL record

2013: Fourth

2014: Sixth

2015: Sixth

2016: Champions

2017: Third

2018: Runners up

2019: Fourth