Without a question, Sunrisers Hyderabad have had the best spinner in the Indian Premier League in recent years. Rashid Khan possesses an incredible record having picked up 80 wickets in 66 games at an extraordinary economy rate of 6.17. But there has always been a lingering doubt over their second spinner.

The vital role that spinners play in T20 cricket is well documented and that usually prompts most teams to pick at least two reliable tweakers. Currently, Royal Challengers Bangalore have Washington Sundar and Yuzvendra Chahal, Mumbai Indians have Krunal Pandya and Rahul Chahar, Delhi Capitals bank on Ravichandran Ashwin and Axar Patel. Despite releasing Piyush Chawla and Harbhajan Singh before the auctions, Chennai Super Kings still saw the duo of Moeen Ali and Ravindra Jadeja