Over the years, SRH have boasted of having some solid foreign players, and a few have also led the side in several seasons.
Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) are one of the most successful franchises in the Indian Premier League (IPL). Barring a few below-par seasons, they have been competitive in most editions and qualified for the playoffs.
One of the key reasons behind their immense success is having a strong set of overseas players. Over the years, SRH have boasted of having some solid foreign players, and a few have also led the side in several seasons.
We look at the five greatest overseas players of Sunrisers Hyderabad in the history of IPL.
An IPL legend, David Warner is the greatest ever to play for Sunrisers Hyderabad in the Indian Premier League. He has 4014 runs at an average of 49.55 and a strike rate of 142.59 in 95 IPL innings for SRH, including 40 fifties and two centuries.
Warner also led SRH to their only title in 2016, defeating Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) in the final. While the relations between Warner and the SRH team owner sour later, that doesn’t change the fact that he has been their greatest match-winner in the league.
Jonny Bairstow has played for two franchises, but his best came for Sunrisers Hyderabad, where he formed a lethal opening partnership with David Warner. He has 1038 runs at an average of 41.52 and a strike rate of 142.19 in 28 IPL innings, including seven fifties and a century.
When he joined SRH, Bairstow was at the peak of his prowess and churned out consistent performances for the Orange Army. Despite playing only three seasons for SRH, his impact was ever-lasting.
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Like Jonny Bairstow, Kane Williamson’s best has come while featuring for Sunrisers Hyderabad. He has 2101 runs at an average of 36.22 and a strike rate of 126.03 in 75 IPL innings, comprising 18 fifties.
Overall, Williamson is SRH’s third-leading run-scorer in the league’s history. He also led them successfully in IPL 2018 when SRH reached the final.
Heinrich Klaasen has so far played only two seasons for Sunrisers Hyderabad but has already established himself as a successful batter. He has 927 runs at an average of 44.14 and a strike rate of 173.92 in 26 IPL innings, including six fifties and a century.
He was one of the biggest reasons behind SRH’s explosive batting approach last season and batted with high intent. Given the form he has been in, Klaasen will definitely climb in the run-scoring charts in the coming seasons.
Sunrisers Hyderabad parting ways with Rashid Khan was one of the most shocking decisions before the IPL 2022 auction. He was one of their top performers and contributed with both bat and ball.
He took 93 wickets, the second-most for SRH, at an average of 20.55 and a strike rate of 19.48 in 76 IPL innings, with the best of 3/7. Rashid joined SRH in 2017 and remained with them till 2021 before moving to Gujarat Titans (GT) in 2022.
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