IPL 2018: How Sunrisers Hyderabad could lineup for their first game of the season

Bowlers

Rashid Khan, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Siddarth Kaul, Sandeep Sharma

19-year-old Rashid Khan is in the form of his life

Rashid Khan is in the form of his life right now and is the no. 1 ranked ODI bowler after he managed to bag 16 wickets in just 5 games against Zimbabwe. He was in tremendous form in the Big Bash as well and will surely be one of the better bowlers in IPL 2018.

The pace department in the Sunrisers camp is filled with spectacular bowlers. Spearheading their attack will be Bhuvneshwar Kumar, who has won the last two purple caps and is favourite to win it for the third time in a row. To fill the other two slots, the Sunrisers have some great options to chose from - Siddharth Kaul, Sandeep Sharma, Syed Khaleel Ahmad and Basil Thampi.

Kaul was excellent for the Sunrisers last year, having bagged 16 wickets, and has earned his spot in the starting eleven. Sandeep Sharma has proven himself to be one of the best powerplay bowlers and is vastly experienced in the IPL. He is likely to open the bowling with fellow swing bowler Bhuvneshwar Kumar.

Basil Thampi and Syed Khaleel Ahmad are bound to get opportunities over the course of the season too.

Probable starting eleven: David Warner (c), Shikhar Dhawan, Manish Pandey, Wriddhiman Saha (wk), Shakib Al Hasan, Deepak Hooda, Mohammad Nabi, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Siddarth Kaul, Rashid Khan, Sandeep Sharma