Aiden Markram has been selected Sunrisers Hyderabad’s captain for the IPL 2023 season.
Markram, 28, recently captained Sunrisers Eastern Cape to the inaugural SA20 title, finishing as the tournament’s third best run-maker.
As Kane Williamson was released prior to the IPL auction last December, the Sunrisers were forced to replace the leadership role. Williamson, the first player retained by the teams ahead of the mega auction in 2022, battled for form as the Sunrisers finished eighth last season, failing to make the playoffs. Last season, Williamson missed the last league match to return to New Zealand for the birth of his child, thus Bhuvneshwar Kumar took over.
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The Hyderabad-based franchise announced Markram’s appointment on Twitter by sharing a video with the caption: “THE. WAIT. IS. OVER. #OrangeArmy, say hello to our new captain Aiden Markram.”
THE. WAIT. IS. OVER. ⏳#OrangeArmy, say hello to our new captain Aiden Markram 🧡#AidenMarkram #SRHCaptain #IPL2023 | @AidzMarkram pic.twitter.com/3kQelkd8CP
— SunRisers Hyderabad (@SunRisers) February 23, 2023
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Markram had previously expressed his interest in becoming the SRH captain, stating, “Becoming the captain is not the be-all and end-all. You can be in some form of leadership role too. But I am okay with captaincy, it’s something that I enjoy doing.” He also mentioned his previous experience as a captain, stating, “I have been captaining for a while before this tournament started. It’s been a nice experience, a fresh start, I would say.”
SRH chose not to re-sign previous captain Kane Williamson at the IPL 2023 auction, fueling rumours that Markram or Mayank Agarwal will be named captain. Last season, Markram had an outstanding season, scoring 381 runs in 14 matches for an average of 47.63 runs. He was also instrumental in the Sunrisers Eastern Cape winning the SA 20 title.
SRH’s full team for the upcoming season includes Akeal Hosein, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Aiden Markram, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Glenn Phillips, Kartik Tyagi, Marco Jansen, Rahul Tripathi, T. Natarajan, Umran Malik, Washington Sundar, Anmolpreet Singh, Mayank Dagar, Upendra Yadav, Sanvir Singh, Samarth Vyas, Vivrant Sharma, Mayank Markande, Adil Rashid, Heinrich Klaasen, Mayank Agarwal, Harry Brook, Abdul Samad, and Abhishek Sharma.
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