Former Australian cricket workforce star Tom Moody was left a bit shocked by Sunrisers Hyderabad paying Rs 11.25 Crore to purchase Ishan Kishan within the IPL 2025 Public sale. The wicket-keeper batter, who was launched by Mumbai Indians, was unnoticed of the BCCI central contracts and has not performed for India previously yr. Nonetheless, Sunrisers went arduous for his providers and ended up breaching the Rs 10-crore mark so as to add him to their aspect for IPL 2025. Moody mentioned that with SRH already having Travis Head and Abhishek Sharma as a set opening duo, Kishan’s addition was ‘flawed’ in his opinion.
“Sure, nicely it is flawed mate. I did not see that coming, didn’t see that coming. We tried to get him 4 years in the past and failed. I believe we pushed Mumbai Indians again then proper as much as 15.5 crore, I believe it was, means past their price range. However look once more, a dynamic participant, Sunrisers once more are going to be taking part in a number of photographs at high of the order, aren’t they”, Moody mentioned on ESPNCricinfo.
Sunrisers Hyderabad head coach Daniel Vettori was most enthusiastic about securing Ishan Kishan on day one of many IPL mega public sale right here however admitted that shedding T Natarajan to Delhi Capitals was a loss.
Kishan, who made his title on the Mumbai Indians, was offered to SRH for Rs 11.25 crore on Sunday. The left-arm batter has had a tumultuous yr, having misplaced his place within the Indian workforce in addition to a BCCI central contract for defying the board’s diktat to play home cricket. Nonetheless, he’s again taking part in Ranji Trophy.
SRH purchased as many as eight gamers on day one together with pacers Mohammed Shami (Rs 10 crore) and Harshal Patel (Rs 8 crore). Nonetheless, they weren’t in a position to purchase again T Natarajan and Vettori mentioned no one might offset the lack of the left-arm pacer.
SRH had retained 5 gamers forward of the public sale together with skipper Pat Cummins, Travis Head, Abhishek Sharma, Heinrich Klaasen and Nitish Reddy.
“Nothing units off Nattu’s loss (smiles). Each workforce goes by means of it, whether or not you attempt to discover the gamers early and…pounce on alternatives otherwise you attempt to look ahead to the again finish,” mentioned Vettori in a media interplay.
Natarajan was purchased by Delhi Capitals for Rs 10.75 crore.
(With PTI inputs)
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