IPL 2022: Abdul Samad, Abhishek Sharma Face Fans' Ire After SRH's Defeat To LSG

Ahead of the all-important IPL mega auction, SunRisers Hyderabad decided to retain three players -- Kane Williamson, Abdul Samad and Umran Malik -- raising a few eyebrows with their choice of retentions. The team let go of superstars like David Warner, Jonny Bairstow, Rashid Khan and Jason Holder to name a few. They then went on to splash Rs 6.5 crore on Abhishek Sharma, a player who had been with the franchise. While their decision to put faith in youngsters under the leadership of New Zealand's premier batter was applauded by many, it is yet to bear fruit in IPL 2022.

SunRisers Hyderabad had finished last in IPL 2021 and are yet to win a match in IPL 2022 after playing two matches. It's too early to say if their decision to put faith in youngsters like Abdul Samad, Umran Malik, and Abhishek Sharma has backfired but nonetheless the trio are yet to make a big contribution till now.

While Umran Malik's raw pace and ability to clock upwards of 150kmph is a lethal weapon to have, Samad and Abhishek Sharma have been underwhelming to say the least.

Many SRH fans too were left unimpressed by the duo's performance so far in IPL, and after the defeat to Lucknow Super Giants, took to Twitter to make their feelings known.

Please learn from the mistakes before completely loosing the hopes on playoffs 3 forcible changes required: 1. Tyagi in place of Umran 2. Gopal in place of Abhishek/Samad 3. Open the innings with Sundar & Tripathi/Markram Let Umran practice in nets before getting into final 11

SRH retained Kane, Samad & Umran but dropped match-winners Warner & Holder Warner was MoT in WT20 2021 While those retained players today: Samad 0 (1) Umran 0-39 (3) Umran bowls 150+ but has no accuracy Samad is yet to finish a game Kane