Former Indian opener, Virender Sehwag has said that SunRisers Hyderabad (SRH) batter Harry Brook should open the batting for them in IPL 2023. SRH will be hosting Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad. Speaking to Cricbuzz, Sehwag called Brook a good player, while adding that he has not had a fixed batting position for SRH this season. Brook has amassed 163 runs in eight games this season, at an average of 23.29, striking at 125.38.
Elaborating the same, Virender Sehwag said, “Harry Brook is a good player. He was asked to bat in the middle order and then was promoted up the order. He scored runs as an opener and was again slotted into the middle order. He hasn’t had a fixed batting position, but he is an international player and should be able to adjust.”
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The former opener said that the Englishman should play as the opener for SRH as he has scored a hundred while batting there. Brook scored the first century of IPL 2023, staying unbeaten on 100 off 55 balls against KKR at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata.
Virender Sehwag added, “However, I feel that if he has scored a hundred while opening, he should play there. Mayank Agarwal or Abhishek Sharma can be moved to No. 3.”
Sehwag also touched upon Mayank Agarwal, saying he could return to form and win a couple of games for SRH. Agarwal was snapped up by SRH for INR 8.25 crore in the mini-auction but has scored just 169 runs in eight matches this season.
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Explaining the same, Virender Sehwag said, “Sunrisers Hyderabad went after him at the auction and at one point it looked like they were going to appoint him as captain. They don’t have anyone who can replace him at the moment. They should give him some confidence. He could return to form and win one or two matches for SRH.”
SRH is currently placed ninth in the IPL 2023 points table with six points from their opening eight games, and is set to clash with KKR in Hyderabad.
