IPL 11 is around the corner, and the excitement levels have reached a new high. Every team has been analyzed a thousand times by the cricket fans and pundits. Though there remains a franchise that has silently sneaked through all of that drama. It is SRH. Hyderabad franchise remains the least talked-about team. Thus, let us have a look at three batsmen who can open the innings for SRH in the upcoming edition of IPL.

3. Alex Hales

Alex happens to be the perfect fit for the opening slot. The prime reason for that would be his similarities (batting approach) with David Warner. Alex falls into the same league of batsmen of which Warner is the part. Thus, SRH might open with Alex Hales.

T20 Numbers - Matches: 174, Runs: 4704, Avg: 28.85, S/R: 143.54

2. Tanmay Agarwal

While opening the innings for Hyderabad in Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2018, Tanmay scored 151 runs at a decent average of 30.20 and an astonishing strike-rate of 145.19. Tanmay bagged a Rs. 20 lakhs deal with SRH for the upcoming edition of IPL. Thus, this time around, Tanmay might get a chance to open the innings for SRH.

T20 Numbers - Matches: 27, Runs: 706, Avg: 26.14, S/R: 132.45

1. Kane Williamson

New Zealand's one of the best batsmen, Kane Williamson has been the backbone of the New Zealand cricket team in all forms of the game. With the likes of Manish Pandey, Shakib, Yusuf Pathan, Deepak Hooda, and Wriddhiman Saha in the middle-order, Williamson will have to play up the order, specifically in the opening slot.

T20 Numbers - Matches: 136 | Runs: 3073 | Avg: 26.72 | S/R: 118.01