South African batsman Aiden Markram has been appointed as the new captain of the Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) team for the upcoming Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023 season. Markram replaces former New Zealand captain Kane Williamson, who was released by the franchise after last season.
Markram was also part of the Sun Group-owned Sunrisers Eastern Cape franchise. Sunrisers Eastern Cape won the inaugural edition of the SA-20 T20 League earlier this month. There was speculation that Mayank Agarwal, bought by SRH for Rs 8.5 crore, could also be the captain, but Markram left the former Punjab Kings batsman behind.
The SRH franchise owned by Kavya Maran announced this on their social media account on Thursday (February 23) morning. South African Markram scored 381 runs in IPL 2022 at an average of 47.63 with a strike-rate of over 139 with three fifties.
Markram was the third-highest run-scorer in the SA-20 league, scoring 366 runs in 12 matches at an average of 33.27, including 1 century and 1 half-century. Markram’s Sunrisers Eastern Cape defeated Pretoria Capitals in the final of the tournament.
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