You have applied Fevi-Kwik, what is the need to break it again?

Former India pacer Mohit Sharma has urged the Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) to retain faith in their star emerging pacers Sakib Hussain and Praful Hinge, and not alter their combination in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026. The Ishan Kishan-led side struck gold through radical changes to the playing XI in their 57-run win over the Rajasthan Royals (RR) at home on Monday, April 13.

SRH were on the lookout for a turnaround after consecutive losses to the Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) and the Punjab Kings (PBKS) recently. The franchise swapped experience for youth, with both Harshal Patel and Jaydev Unadkat making way for the debutant pacers.

The uncapped duo picked up eight wickets amongst them to set up the win for SRH after Ishan Kishan’s heroics in the first innings. Praful Hinge made a massive impact with the new ball, picking up three wickets in the very first over, while Sakib Hussain also made his influence felt shortly after.

Mohit Sharma feels that SRH have finally landed on the right combination, and suggested them to not tinker with anything for the time being.

“If you expect to play the entire tournament with just three players, then that is impractical. But there is no need to worry for RR as such, these things will take you forward, and not behind. For SRH, it was broken, and you have applied Fevi-Kwik, what is the need to break it again? It seems like a proper combination now, you have six bowlers who are giving you a complete package,” Mohit Sharma said on Cricbuzz.

Former India batter Manoj Tiwary also felt that it is best for SRH to stick with this combination as they rose to the pressure against RR.

“SRH have won against a team that had won four back-to-back games. The pressure was more on SRH than RR to win, so they have now won, and may not want to make any changes,” he said.

SRH now climb to the fourth spot in the points table after their second win of the season. RR, on the other hand, are no longer unbeaten in the tournament, and could lose their top spot if the likes of RCB or PBKS win their upcoming matches.

“The bowlers executed their plans, full credit to them” – SRH captain Ishan Kishan credits debutants after huge win over RR in IPL 2026

SRH had only won one of their last five home matches in the IPL, and their recent triumph against RR comes across as a massive boost after their indifferent start to the 2026 season. The team put in a complete performance after being put into bat first, with stand-in captain Ishan Kishan lauding the bowlers for bundling the opposition for just 159.

“Very happy with this win, 2 more points on the board! The bowlers executed their plans, full credit to them. You have to look at how hungry and motivated they were to play and do well. Varun Aaron and the coaches were upbeat about them, and they delivered, big time,” Ishan Kishan said during the post-match presentation.

SRH have a home game lined up next against the Chennai Super Kings (CSK) on Saturday, April 18.