2 min learnUp to date: Mar 14, 2026 07:28 PM IST
Sunrisers Hyderabad openers Travis Head and Abhishek Sharma have performed a vital position within the model of cricket the franchise has performed within the final couple of seasons. Though final 12 months was not as fruitful because it was in 2024, when the facet reached the ultimate, the intent with which they batted set the benchmark for the opposite sides on how one can strategy the powerplay. Lauding the pairing, former Indian cricketer Cheteshwar Pujara stated they’re probably the most damaging pairing up high.
“Within the final couple of seasons, what we now have seen from the openers of Sunrisers Hyderabad, Abhishek Sharma and Travis Head, I can definitely say they’re one of the crucial damaging opening pairs in IPL historical past,” Pujara stated talking on JioHotstar’s ‘Out or Out of the Park’.
“Each are batters who know how one can assault from ball one. SRH has constantly crossed the 250-run mark within the final couple of seasons due to them. No different crew within the IPL has achieved that constantly. That’s solely due to the 2 openers. Smashing the ball all around the park and doing it regularly is what makes them particular. After we discuss aggressive opening pairs within the IPL, the pair of Chris Gayle and Virat Kohli involves thoughts. However this duo of Head and Abhishek is much more damaging. No bowler needs to run in and bowl in opposition to a gap pair like Abhishek and Head,” Pujara additional stated.
“SRH are a really damaging facet and rating numerous runs after they play at house in Hyderabad. However away from house, their file may be very poor. Once they play away matches, they fail to keep up their damaging batting intent. That’s as a result of all of the groups know that SRH depend on their batting energy to set large totals. Abhishek Sharma, Travis Head and Heinrich Klaasen are their primary batters. As soon as they get dismissed, SRH battle to get going. That’s the place the opposition groups take benefit and forestall them from placing up large totals. That’s one thing they must work on,” he added.