Sunrisers Hyderabad had released five players, including two overseas ones (Martin Guptill and Shakib Al Hasan), ahead of the Indian Premier League 2020 (IPL 2020) auction, but they still had the balanced squad. With the likes of David Warner, Jonny Bairstow and Kane Williamson at the top, they had only a few spot to fill. In the bowling department, too, Hyderabad had a formidable attack featuring Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Rashid Khan, Mohammed Nabi, Khaleel Ahmed and Sandeep Sharma.
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Their comfort with their existing strength was evident in the auction process: They did not make even a single bid in the first round. Overall, they bought five uncapped Indian players to plug some minor gaps here and there. Among foreign buys, they took Mitchell Marsh and Fabian Allen — both for their respective base prices.