IPL 2018: 3 Sunrisers Hyderabad players who should step up their game before the playoffs

#2 Shakib Al Hasan

Shakib needs to step up with the bat for SRH

In 12 games, Shakib took 12 wickets with an economy rate of 7.72. Meanwhile, he scored just 166 runs from nine innings. Shakib’s highest score in this season is only 35. A strike rate of 117.73 is very low for a player of Shakib’s caliber. Shakib was a steal for SRH in the 2018 player auction. SRH bought the Bangladeshi all-rounder for mere INR 2 crores. Though Shakib is impressive with the ball, his batting form is a concern for SRH.

Since Manish Pandey is struggling for form, it is time for the Bangladesh skipper to step up and shoulder the middle-order responsibility. It is not something new for Shakib since he is doing this for his national team for many years.