IPL 2018: 4 teams with strongest bench-strength

Modified Mar 22, 2018 22:40 IST

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#1 Sunrisers Hyderabad

Image result for sunrisers hyderabad team 2018 — SRH looks the strongest on paper

First Choice Playing XI: David Warner (c), Shikhar Dhawan, Wriddhiman Saha (wk), Manish Pandey, Shakib Al Hasan, Deepak Hooda, Yusuf Pathan, Rashid Khan, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Billy Stanlake, Siddharth Kaul

Batting: David Warner is the most fortunate captain ahead of IPL 2018, having a squad filled with stars. SRH have classy Kane Williamson, Sachin Baby, in-form Ricky Bhui, Sreevats Goswami (wk) & rookie Tanmay Agarwal as the reserved batsmen.

Bowling: Apart from the mainstay bowlers, one-time champs have Basil Thampi, Sandeep Sharma, Chris Jordan, Khaleel Ahmed, T Natarajan & Bipul Sharma as backup options.

All-rounder: The long list continues with Carlos Brathwaite & Mohammad Nabi as the seam-bowling and spin-bowling all-rounders respectively.

General Opinion: SRH, probably, is the only team who can give rise to a competitive second-eleven which can win them IPL matches - Williamson (c), Goswami(wk), Baby, Bhui, Tanmay, Nabi, Brathwaite, Bipul, Jordan, Sandeep, Thampi

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