IPL 2025: R Smaran excited about Sunrisers Hyderabad call-up | Cricket News

Karnataka’s R Smaran has been roped in by Sunrisers Hyderabad.

Bengaluru: Karnataka’s newest batting sensation R Smaran has obtained his maiden IPL call-up. The 21-year-old southpaw, the toast of Karnataka throughout codecs final season, has been roped in by Sunrisers Hyderabad. The top-order bat replaces injured Australian spinner Adam Zampa within the former champions’ lineup.
Smaran, an age-group star within the state, is a mix of craft and elan. Last 12 months, he led Karnataka to their maiden Col CK Nayudu Trophy U-23 title. The teenager minimize his tooth throughout codecs within the senior staff the earlier season.

An elegant participant, Smaran, scored 170 in six outings at a strike price of 170 within the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy T20 event and performed a key function in Karnataka reclaiming the Vijay Hazre Trophy. Smaran compiled 433 runs in seven innings, scoring two centuries and an equal variety of half-centuries.
He additionally made a telling Ranji Trophy debut, scoring 516 runs, together with a double century in opposition to Punjab. Speaking to TOI, as he ready to hitch the SRH squad in Mumbai, the place they face Mumbai Indians on Thursday, an elated Smaran mentioned, “The call-up hasn’t sunk in yet. I knew my time will come and I’m glad it has come this season.”

Smaran, who went unsold, was known as up by 4 groups – Lucknow Super Giant, Mumbai, Rajasthan Royals and Delhi Capitals – within the lead as much as the public sale final 12 months. Recently, even the Royal Challengers Bengaluru had a glance in and he even featured in a follow sport for them.
Given the power-packed Sunrisers’ high order, Smaran is life like about his possibilities. “I don’t have a lot of expectations in terms of game time, but what I’m looking forward to is having conversations with the great line-up of players and support staff. I want to get into their heads and learn,” Smaran mentioned. Among the gamers Smaran is eager on interacting with are top-order batter Heinrich Klaasen and skipper Pat Cummins.