IPL 2018: Biggest strength of each franchise

#8 Sunrisers Hyderabad - The bowling lineup

The Sunrisers Hyderabad will be looking to win their second title in three years

Choosing between their opening partnership and bowling lineup as the Sunrisers' biggest strength wasn't easy. However, the bowling lineup edged it simply because of the fact that it is just too good.

19-year-old Rashid Khan from Afghanistan is the number 1 ODI and T20 bowler in the world right now. Swinging sensation Bhuvneshwar Kumar has won the purple cap in the last two editions and is favorite to make it three in a row. The Sunrisers have two exceptional overseas spinning all-rounders in their ranks. One is Shakib Al Hasan, who is the number one ranked T20 all-rounder, and has bagged 43 scalps in the IPL at an impressive economy of 7.17. The other is Mohammad Nabi, who is in prime form with both ball and bat for the Afghanistan cricket team. He is known for his controlled economical bowling and his ability to bat as the situation demands.

The Sunrisers have a plethora of young talent to chose from in their fast bowling department. Sandeep Sharma, Basil Thampi, Syed Khaleel Ahmed, Siddarth Kaul and T Natarajan are all brilliant young speedsters and there will be stiff competition among them to make it to the starting eleven. Sandeep Sharma's swing bowling has proven to be very effective in the IPL over the years. Basil Thampi has the knack of bowling pin-point yorkers in the death. Siddarth Kaul impressed last season with 16 wickets in his 10 games. Syed Khaleel Ahmed is a twenty-year-old up-and-coming bowling sensation.

Bowling has always been a strong suite for the Sunrisers and it looks like it could be their trump card in the upcoming season as well.