Over the last few editions, the Hyderabad side has often as not found themselves at the top of the leader board. Undeniably, with some major names in the numbers, they are amongst the most consistent groups. Over the years, they have not toyed much more with their squad and feel that they are compatible with their team, and even in the IPL 2021 auction, SRH only purchased three players.

After purchasing longtime Chennai Super Kings all-rounder Kedar Jadhav at its base price SRH was still able make headlines.

Afghanistan spin bowler Mujeeb ur Rahman too was purchased by SRH for 1.5 crore, released by Punjab Kings, and J Suchith for 30 lakh.

Retained Players: David Warner (c), Abhishek Sharma, Basil Thampi, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Jonny Bairstow, Kane Williamson, Manish Pandey, Mohammad Nabi, Rashid Khan, Sandeep Sharma, Shahbaz Nadeem, Shreevats Goswami, Siddarth Kaul, Khaleel Ahmed, T Natarajan, Vijay Shankar, Wriddhiman Saha, Abdul Samad, Mitchell Marsh, Jason Holder, Priyam Garg, Virat Singh

Players bought at auction: Kedar Jadhav (2 crores), Mujeeb ur Rahman (1.5 crores), J Suchith (30 lakh)