Former Australia cricketer Tom Moody picked Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) captain Pat Cummins, openers Abhishek Sharma and Travis Head, and Heinrich Klaasen as front-runners to be retained by the franchise forward of the IPL 2025 mega public sale. Moody, who has coached SRH in two totally different stints between 2013 to 2022, backed the core gamers of the franchise to be retained after ending as runners-up of the 2024 season. Head, Abhishek and Klaasen had been the highest run-getters for the facet within the memorable season and performed a key function of their marketing campaign to the ultimate.
Head scored 567 runs together with a century and 4 fifties whereas Abhishek hammered 484 runs with the assistance of three half-centuries. Klaasen amassed 479 runs within the season together with 4 half-centuries.
“Once I take a look at SRH, they have one of many harder jobs amongst franchises throughout this retention interval. On the high, I might look to safe captain Pat Cummins, adopted by Travis Head after which Abhishek Sharma,” Moody informed Star Sports activities.
The Australian additional added that all-rounders Nitish Reddy (the fourth-highest run-getter for the franchise in 2024) and Abdul Samad, who scored 182 runs within the final season at a strike price of 168.51, also needs to be thought-about for retention.
“I might prolong it even additional, which might be pricey, however I feel it is value it to retain a participant of Heinrich Klaasen’s calibre. Then there’s Nitish Reddy, who has not too long ago been capped, and I imagine they have to safe him earlier than he enters the public sale. Amongst uncapped gamers, I might positively take into account Abdul Samad, who’s a uncommon expertise. He is a strong hitter who can come into the center order and alter the sport,” he added.
The Indian Premier League (IPL) franchises can retain a complete of six gamers from their present squad. This may be both by way of retention or by utilizing the Proper to Match (RTM) choice. The six retentions/RTMs can have a most of 5 capped gamers (Indian & Abroad) and a most of two uncapped gamers.
The public sale purse for the franchises has been set at Rs 120 crore for IPL 2025. The final date for the franchises to finalise their retention listing is October 31.
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