IPL 2019: Ranking the batting lineups of the 8 IPL teams

#4 Sunrisers Hyderabad

Kane Williamson

Although Sunrisers Hyderabad have some of the best batting options at their disposal, the overseas players' restriction will certainly pose a serious problem for the management. The return of David Warner will be a massive relief for the side, but who will open from the other hand remains to be seen.

Bairstow and Martin Guptill are two of the most probable options, but that would possibly mean excluding Shakib Al Hasan, one of the leading all-rounders in the world. In the middle order, Kane Williamson, Manish Pandey and Yusuf Pathan are the likely starters.

Wriddhiman Saha will also be vying for a place in the starting XI, and he is a player who can also fill the void created by the departure of Shikhar Dhawan. All the same, the reason why Sunrisers Hyderabad decided to rope in two overseas batsmen during the auctions remains a mystery.