Former India player Aakash Chopra has named the SRH’s probable playing XI for IPL 2025. He added that they might field two leg spinners, Adam Zampa and Rahul Chahar, in their bowling lineup as well. However, SRH finished as the runners-up in IPL 2024. However, they acquired two wrist spinners in Chahar (₹3.20 crore) and Zampa (₹2.40 crore) at the mega auction as well.

In a video shared on his YouTube channel ‘Aakash Chopra,’ he said, “The playing XI could be Travis Head, Abhishek Sharma, Ishan Kishan at No. 3, and then Heinrich Klaasen and Nitish Kumar Reddy. I am forced to keep Abhinav Manohar at No. 6. He should be kept as well. He has come after batting very well. If you are picking just the XI and not the 12th player, I have kept Pat Cummins at No. 7. Then Harshal Patel, Mohammad Shami, Adam Zampa and Rahul Chahar. They have decided they need two leg spinners. The team is looking outstanding. They should qualify for the playoffs, and this team has the might that if they are in form, they could reach the final and even lift the trophy.”

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However, Aakash Chopra also added that the SRH would persist with their last season’s aggressive batting strategy this season as well.

“Their entire team will say keep hitting. They are not going to stop. They will play like that only. This team has achieved so much success playing like that only. So there is no reason for them to stop. They just keep going. You reached the final while continuously hitting. They took everyone by a storm. So I am saying they would go with the same strategy. A good thing that has happened this time is that they also have the bowling that can defend. They used to concede 230 when they scored 250 last year. Teams were running them really close, but that might not happen this year because they have two leg spinners in Adam Zampa and Rahul Chahar,” Aakash Chopra concluded.