Sunrisers are a quiet team that go about their business without making much noise, churning out laudable results. That is probably the reason for this franchise being respected and admired even by rival fans in the last five years.
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After their inception in IPL 2013, the Sunrisers Hyderabad qualified for the playoffs thrice in just five seasons. They advanced to the final of the tournament in 2016 and won it against an incredible RCB side that had looked almost unbeatable through that season.
The franchise have always relied on a strong bowling attack to take it out of crunch situations in low-scoring matches. However, with their leader, David Warner, also being involved in the controversy against South Africa, SRH might find it difficult to start IPL 2018 on a positive note.
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Sankalp Srivastava
Sankalp is a veteran European and international football writer at Sportskeeda. He has a total experience of 8 years, having previously worked for some top companies such as Wisden India and Fox Sports Asia. An engineer by qualification, Sankalp places a very high emphasis on accuracy by leaving no stone unturned in his research, and prides himself on showcasing the human aspect of the sporting world.
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