IPL 2023 : Aiden Markram Has Been Made The Captain of Sunrisers Hyderabad

There were speculations that Mayank Agarwal could be made the captain of Sunrisers Hyderabad.

Aiden Markram : South African Cricketer & Sunrisers Hyderabad Captain

IPL 2023 : Aiden Markram, Captain of Sunrisers Hyderabad

Sunrisers Hyderabad on Thursday, 23 February, appointed South African Batsman Aiden Markram as their Captain for the 16th season of the Indian Premier League (IPL).

Markram has achieved notable success as Captain with Sunrisers Hyderabad's sister Franchise Sunrisers Eastern Cape, leading them to victory in the inaugural SA20 Tournament after defeating Pretoria Capitals.

Markram's Batting prowess was on full display throughout the SA20 league, where he scored 366 runs in 12 Matches at an average of 33.27, with one Hundred and one Half-Centuries to his name.

The SRH franchise owned by Kavya Maran Announced this on their social media account on Thursday (February 23) morning.

The 29 year old will now replace Kane Williamson, who was released by the franchise and joined defending Champions Gujarat Titans during the IPL 2023 auction.

Markram had a successful run with SRH in the 15th edition of the IPL, scoring 381 runs in 12 innings at an average of 47.62 and an impressive strike rate of 139.05. He scored Three Half-Centuries in the season.

While there were rumors that Mayank Agarwal, acquired by SRH for INR 8.5 crore, could be a frontline contender for the role, Markram emerged as the former Punjab Kings Batsman.

Sunrisers Hyderabad will start their IPL campaign with a match against Rajasthan Royals on 2nd April.

Sunrisers Hyderabad Full Squad for IPL 2023

Abdul Samad, Aiden Markram (C), Rahul Tripathi, Glenn Phillips, Abhishek Sharma, Marco Johnson, Washington Sundar, Fazalhaq Farooqui, Karthik Tyagi, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, T Natarajan, Umran Malik, Harry Brook, Mayank Agarwal, Heinrich Klaasen (WK), Adil Rashid, Mayank Markande, Vivrant Sharma, Samarth Vyas, Sanveer Singh, Upendra Yadav, Mayank Dagar, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Akil Hosin, Anmolpreet Singh.

Probable 11 For Sunrisers Hyderabad

Mayank Agarwal, Abhishek Sharma, Rahul Tripathi, Aiden Markram (C), Glenn Phillips, Harry Brook, Abdul Samad, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, T Natarajan, Umarn Malik, Adil Rashid