Written By: Sruti Thakur | Updated: Mar 15, 2026, 7:57 PM
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Bad news for Kavya Maran's SRH as Star India batter flags serious batting concerns. Let's take a look at this photo collection to find out thr major concern.
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Sunrisers Hyderabad will need to tackle their struggles in away matches despite having one of the most powerful batting line-ups as they gear up for IPL 2026, starting on March 28.
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SRH is known for consistently posting big totals at their home ground in Hyderabad, they have struggled to maintain the same level of aggression at other venues.
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Cheteshwar Pujara noted that opposition teams have figured out SRH's dependence on their top-order batsmen and use this to their advantage to limit the team in away games.
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"SRH are a very destructive side and score a lot of runs when they play at home in Hyderabad. But away from home, their record is very poor. When they play away matches, they fail to maintain their destructive batting intent," Pujara told Jio Hotstar.
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"That is because all the teams know that SRH rely on their batting power to set big totals. Abhishek Sharma, Travis Head, and Heinrich Klaasen are their main batters. Once they get dismissed, SRH struggles to get going. That is where the opposition teams take advantage and prevent them from putting up big totals. That is something they will have to work on,” he added.
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Pujara also praised the opening pair of Abhishek Sharma and Travis Head, comparing them to the legendary duo of Chris Gayle and Virat Kohli, "When we talk about aggressive opening pairs in the IPL, the pair of Chris Gayle and Virat Kohli comes to mind. But this duo of Head and Abhishek is even more destructive. No bowler wants to run in and bowl against an opening pair like and Head,"
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SRH had a disappointing campaign last season, as they won just six of their 14 matches. Pat Cummins side finished in sixth place, with their opening pair struggling to find form.
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