SRH SWOT Analysis, IPL 2024: Can Pat Cummins Change SunRisers Hyderabad's Fortunes In 2024?

Widely regarded as one of the toughest T20 competitions in the world, only a few teams have managed to win the coveted Indian Premier League (IPL) title since its inception in 2008. Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) are one such team having won their prestigious title in 2016 under the leadership of David Warner. SRH were runner-ups two years after their 2016 success in 2018, and made it to the playoffs in 2013, 2017, 2019 and 2020 as well. But they haven't advanced beyond the league stage in the past three years, and finished at the bottom of the standings in 2021 and 2023.

Ever since IPL 2021, SRH have looked like an unsettled unit and have changed captains three times in just as many years with Warner at the helm in 2021, Kane Williamson in 2022, and Aiden Markram in 2023.

SRH's head coaches, too, haven't been afforded the luxury of settling in. Trevor Bayliss was in charge in 2021, Tom Moody in 2022, and Brian Lara in 2023.

IPL 2024 will see the 2016 champions being led by another new skipper in Australia's Pat Cummins and they also have a couple of new faces in the coaching staff with Daniel Vettori as head coach and James Franklin as their fast bowling coach.

In November 2023, SRH got Shahbaz Ahmed after Royal Challengers Bangalore's (RCB) traded him for Mayank Dagar in the trading window.

Later, in the mini-auction, SRH shattered all bidding records by acquiring the services of Australia's World Cup-winning captain, Pat Cummins for a whopping 20.5 crore - second only to the record 24.75 crore, Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) paid for Mitchell Starc.

Apart from Cummins, they also got some steals in Travis Head (6.8 crore) and Wanindu Hasaranga (1.5 crore), both of whom will strengthen their overseas contingent.

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