Virat Kohli has said the loss against Sunrisers Hyderabad in IPL 2016 final still hurts him.
Brian Lara has been appointed as the batting coach of the Sunrisers Hyderabad team ahead of IPL 2022.
Rashid Khan was the most notable non-retention as the eight franchises announced the players retained for IPL 2022.
Key players were snubbed as teams put their trust in up and comers. Fans were left quite taken aback by a number of these choices.
Chennai Super Kings, Mumbai Indians, Delhi Capitals and Kolkata Knight Riders have opted to retain four players each.
While fans expected KL Rahul to not be a part of the Punjab Kings lineup for the upcoming season, the release of Hardik Pandya by the Mumbai Indians was out of the blue.
Reports have surfaced claiming that KL Rahul and Rashid Khan have been approached by a franchise before the retention lists have been released.
Warner, who led SRH to their only IPL title in 2016, was stripped off captaincy in May before being dropped from the playing XI.
David Warner may have potentially represented Sunrisers Hyderabad for the last time afetr their campaign ended in IPL 2021.
While Manish Pandey, who had to bat through cramps, scored a fine half-century on captaincy debut, MI restricted SRH to 193/8.