Fast bowler Bhuvneshwar Kumar will take cost of Sunrisers Hyderabad within the absence of skipper Aiden Markram in his first match. In a publish shared by the Indian Premier League Twitter deal with, Kumar might be seen standing together with the captains of the opposite 9 franchises on the official unveiling of this season’s trophy.
Markram is presently in South Africa for the 2-match ODI sequence towards Netherlands, which may have main implications for his or her qualification place within the upcoming 2023 ODI World Cup. Markram will arrive in India on April 3 after Hyderabad play their first match towards Rajasthan Royals on April 2.
Bhuvneshwar had the expertise of main the workforce in 6 matches in 2019 and as soon as in 2022 earlier than captaining the franchise.
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Meanwhile, the 28-year-old Markram staked his declare after successful the inaugural SA20 title whereas main the Sun Group-owned Sunrisers Eastern Cape workforce. He scored 336 runs together with a century within the semi-final and took 11 wickets within the event. The Proteas all-rounder additionally had an incredible IPL season final yr the place he scored 381 runs at a median of 47.63 with a strike price of over 139 with three half-centuries.
Asked if he is able to lead the workforce within the high-profile IPL, Markram replied within the affirmative. Markram mentioned throughout SA20, “What’s going to happen, to be honest… Either way we support the management’s decision on who they want to put in charge.”
With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
