Sunrisers Hyderabad joined the Indian Premier League in the year 2013, replacing the Deccan Chargers team. They became the second franchise in the league to have Hyderabad as their base. SRH impressed straightaway and qualified for the playoffs in their first season itself.
After failing to qualify in the next two seasons, SRH emerged as the champions in the 2016 season. They reached the playoffs in every season from 2017 to 2020 and then their decline started in the year 2021. SRH have had many ups and downs in their 10-year journey.
Over the last 10 years, several big names have represented the Hyderabad-based franchise. However, some of them played only one season for SRH and then never played in the league again. Here’s a list of four such players.
1. Akshath Reddy played for Sunrisers Hyderabad in IPL 2013
Akshath Reddy played the last season of his IPL career for SRH. His last appearance for the team came in the 2013 season, where he played seven matches, scoring 91 runs at an average of 13.
2. Ravi Bopara played for Sunrisers Hyderabad in IPL 2015
Former England all-rounder Ravi Bopara joined SRH in the year 2015. It proved to be his last season as well. Bopara played nine games for Hyderabad, aggregating 145 runs and picking up six wickets.
3. X Sargunam
X Thalaivan Sargunam played only a solitary match in his Indian Premier League. His debut and last match came for the Hyderabad-based franchise in 2013. Playing against the Chennai Super Kings, he scored 10 runs off 17 balls.
4. Anand Rajan
Anand Rajan picked up a three-wicket haul on debut for Deccan Chargers against Mumbai Indians in 2011. In 2013, he moved to SRH, where he played two matches, picking up two wickets. His economy rate was less than six, but the pacer never got another chance to play.
