The race to playoffs for SRH seems to be almost finished in IPL 2021. They have been one of the most consistent sides since 2016 entering the playoffs but since last year has not been the same. Many might argue last year they qualified but in the bigger picture, they were not at their best as they were. This could be reflected this year.
Inconsistent Middle Order.
They have the best youngsters in the middle order with the likes of Priyam Garg, Virat Singh, and Abdul Samad. But none of them have been in the playing XI consistently. Given the chances, they too could have performed but with not many available they should have persisted.
But SRH went ahead with Jadhav who after 2019 has not played at his best and not played much cricket too. They should have in the 2021 auctions brought in a good middle order Indian batsmen apart from Holder but went ahead with youngsters who too couldn't perform.
Injuries.
Last year Bhuvnesh Kumar got injured and this year Natarajan. Neither of them has played matches together for a longer period. If they would have played together death bowling issues would have been addressed and both Sandeep and Rashid would have done their roles better than now. Instead what transpired is that Sandeep is underutilized and Rashid given larger responsibility.
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