Former India cricketer turned veteran commentator Aakash Chopra opined on the playing 11 for SunRisers Hyderabad (SRH) ahead of the IPL 2026 auction as well. Chopra added that the 2016 champions needed to fix their bowling as well.

“They need bowlers. While it is a bowlers graveyard, it is not always the case of bat versus bat. They have maintained their batting core. You need a fourth overseas player. A bit of an upgrade in the bowling department. Bowling is an area where they fell short. We have to wait and watch but they need a gun bowler. Maybe Pathirana or Nortje as there are not many names on the table. They have to add spinners because Zeeshan cannot be your only option,” he said on Star Sports.

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However, Aakash Chopra also named the playing 11 for the Gujarat Titans (GT). He also predicted that all-rounder Washington Sundar may be seen batting at number four as well.

“I think we will see the rise of Sundar, slightly bigger role this season batting at four. There is still Glenn Philips there so you can get him into the mix as Rutherford is not there. Put Shah Rukh as the impact player and the team is sorted. This team was ready, and will be ready. It is a good team. They might want somebody as a backup seamer for Rabada. They just need backups, their team is set,” Aakash Chopra concluded.