The bid began on Rs 2 crore, and MI straightaway got into action to ensure a reunion. Punjab Kings joined the action for the in-demand explosive wicketkeeper batter. As the bid escalated to Rs 5 crore, MI pulled out, and Delhi Capitals decided to have a taste of the action.

Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) revamped their squad for IPL 2025. The invesed in retaining key players like Klaasen, Cummins and Head while securing strategic bids in the auction, acquiring Ishan Kishan, Mohammed Shami and Harshal Patel to bolster their batting and bowling.

Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) IPL 2025 full squad: The IPL 2024 finalists have bought 15 players and retained 5 players under the new IPL rules.

Sunrisers Hyderabad's complete player list for IPL 2025, including key acquisitions from the auction, retained players, and more.

Sunrisers Hyderabad entered the IPL 2025 auction with a plan. They had earlier retained five key players. Heinrich Klaasen led the retentions. Pat Cum

The Sunrisers are once again betting big on their power-packed batting line-up to deliver the goods in IPL 2025.

Sunrisers Hyderabad, under ODI World Cup winning skipper Pat Cummins looked like a different outfit altogether. SRH played some aggressive brand of cricket which was rare in IPL cricket. The bulk of their scoring was done by their top order batsmen Abhishek Sharma and Travis Head.

The side under Pat Cummins' leadership reached the final of the 2024 IPL. However, they did not match Shreyas Iyer's high-flying Kolkata Knight Riders on the night in Chennai.