How Sunrisers Hyderabad could possibly lineup for IPL 2018

MIDDLE ORDER- Kane Williamson, Manish Pandey, Shakib Al Hasan:

SRH have invested heavily in Manish Pandey and will be hoping he comes good in the middle-order.

Middle order has always been Sunrisers Achilles heel in the IPL. So the think tank of SRH made sure that they upgraded their batting arsenal in the auction. They went all out for IPL veteran Manish Pandey, roping him in at a whopping price of Rs 11 crore. At the same time, a member of the modern generation's 'Fab 4' in Kane Williamson as well as one of the best all-rounders in the world in Shakib Al-Hasan at bargain prices of Rs 3 crore and Rs 2 crore respectively.

Kane Williamson has not padded up as consistently as he would have liked in the IPL but that might all change this year. Williamson had a quiet but successful 2017 IPL, where he scored 256 runs in 7 matches at an average of 42.66 and a strike rate of 151.47. He is expected to slot in at number 3.

Last year Manish Pandey completed a decade in the IPL, becoming a veteran of sorts in the tournament. He was a vital member in the KKR squad for the past few seasons and is coming off a very strong IPL 2017 where he scored 396 runs at an average of 49.5 and a strike rate of 128.57. Pandey is going to be SRH's mainstay at the number 4 position.

Shakib Al Hasan is one of the best all-rounders going around in the game of Cricket today. As a bowler, he is accurate and canny while as a batsman, he is aggressive with a wide range of shots in his arsenal.