#2 Excluding Khaleel Ahmed from the side during the first half of the season

Khaleel Ahmed has impressed one and all in his short international career for India and has quickly established his reputation as a wicket-taker. The speedsters exclusion from the side during the early phase of the tournament sent shock waves around the entire cricketing world.
Khaleel picked up 3 wickets against Delhi Capitals in his first game this season and has not looked back since. He finished off the season with 19 wickets in 9 matches and was Hyderabad's most lethal weapon.
Sunrisers Hyderabad made a huge mistake by not including him in the side during the first half of the tournament. Khaleel being a left-arm seamer would have added variety to the bowling attack and could have changed SRH's fortunes.
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