It could possibly be 300-plus this time, however they is likely to be hit for 300 as effectively

Former India opener Aakash Chopra has questioned the SunRisers Hyderabad’s (SRH) IPL 2026 public sale technique. He famous that the franchise may rating 300 runs in an innings, however may additionally concede as many runs within the upcoming version of the Indian Premier League.

SRH spent ₹20.05 crore to accumulate 10 gamers on the IPL 2026 public sale in Abu Dhabi on Tuesday, December 16. They picked many of the gamers at their base costs, with Liam Livingstone (₹13 crore) being their costliest purchase.

In a video shared on his YouTube channel, ‘Aakash Chopra,’ the previous India opener famous that SRH have bolstered their batting on the IPL 2026 public sale, however have not finished the identical with their bowling.

“They’ve made their batting very robust. It could possibly be 300-plus this time, however they is likely to be hit for 300 as effectively. The opposing group may additionally hit 300. I hope it really works out, as a result of they are going to play an entertaining model of cricket for certain, however is it an excellent technique? I do not know,” he stated.

Chopra added that Livingstone’s acquisition implies that neither Eshan Malinga nor Brydon Carse can be part of the Hyderabad-based franchise’s first-choice taking part in XI.

“You probably have taken Liam Livingstone, it signifies that you’ll play him for certain. That means you will not be capable of play Eshan Malinga or Brydon Carse with the brand new ball, and that leaves you with no person who truly bowls within the powerplay overs. It was an enormous takeaway that you simply let (Mohammad) Shami go. So at some stage, you want a pacer, a new-ball bowler. They haven’t acquired it,” he noticed.

The SunRisers Hyderabad traded Mohammad Shami to the Lucknow Tremendous Giants (LSG) forward of the IPL 2026 public sale. Shivam Mavi was the one outstanding Indian seamer they picked on the mini public sale.

“Is it an improve?” – Aakash Chopra on SRH’s spin-bowling picks within the IPL 2026 public sale

In the identical video, Aakash Chopra opined that the SunRisers Hyderabad’s acquisition of Shivang Kumar after releasing Rahul Chahar is not an improve both.

“After that, in spin, they let Rahul Chahar go. Zeeshan Ansari and Shivang Kumar are there. Shivang apparently is bowling effectively, however is it an improve? I do not assume so. So I’m seeing a slight concern there,” he stated.

Aside from Shivang Kumar, SRH acquired Amit Kumar and Krains Fuletra as spin-bowling choices within the IPL 2026 public sale. Whereas Liam Livingstone may present them with just a few overs of spin, Zeeshan Ansari and Harsh Dubey gave a good account of themselves with the ball in IPL 2025.