Former India batter Krishnamachari Srikkanth has criticised Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) team management for their auction strategies.
Speaking on his YouTube channel, Srikkanth said that SRH could have got Liam Livingstone earlier for his base price.
“Everyone let go of Livingstone at base price. If you had already decided to go for him, you could have pocketed him for ₹2 crore itself.”
The English all-rounder was unsold in the first round, but later SRH had to engage in a long bidding war with Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) to finally acquire him for ₹13 crore.
Srikkanth also criticised SRH for not taking a replacement for veteran pacer Mohammed Shami.
“Their batting line-up is great, but who will bowl the 20 overs for them? Do SRH really need a player like Livingstone? They let go of Shami. Who is the replacement for Shami? They could have planned it better, but they already had a good side. Yet, we all say it’s a good side, but they didn’t qualify last year. They were down in the dumps like CSK last year.”
The former opener also expressed concern about Gujarat Titans (GT) for not addressing their middle-order issues.
“They did not address their middle-order issues at all. Last season, they qualified only because of their top three. They should have also targeted specific players like KKR did to cover their middle-order issues. Are there no good middle-order batters at all around the world? Actually, Livingstone would have been an ideal fit for them.”
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