‘Ye to hona hi tha’ – Aiden Markram appointed as the skipper of the Hyderabad franchise for the upcoming season of Indian T20 League
Hyderabad-Aiden Markram (source: Twitter)
South African batter Aiden Markram has been appointed as the skipper of the Hyderabad franchise for the upcoming season of the Indian T20 League. Markram recently led Hyderabad’s sister franchise, Sunrisers Eastern Cape to the title in the inaugural season of the South African T20 League.
Hyderabad didn’t have a great outing in the previous two seasons. They finished in eighth position in the preceding season and finished last in the 2021 season. Markram was selected ahead of Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Mayank Agarwal to lead the franchise in the upcoming season.
The 28-year-old was roped in by the Hyderabad franchise in the 2022 auction for INR 2.6 crore. He scored 381 runs in that season, with an average of 47.63. He became captain as Hyderabad released Kane Williamson ahead of the 2023 auction. Williamson was then picked up by the Gujarat franchise for INR 2 crore.
Markram also had a great season with the bat in the SA20, amassing 366 runs in 12 matches at an average of 33.27, striking at 127.97, with one half-century and a hundred against Johannesburg in the semi-finals. He also scaped 11 wickets with an economy of 6.19.
Indian T20 League to kickstart on March 31
Hyderabad were crowned champions in the year 2016 under the captaincy of David Warner. The franchise also consecutively reached playoffs in 2017, 2018, and 2019, making it into the finals of the 2018 season. However, they didn’t have a great outing in the previous two seasons and will be looking to get back on track under Markram.
The 16th edition of the Indian T20 League is all set to kickstart on March 31, with the opening match between the defending Champions Gujarat and Chennai at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. The tournament will be played at 12 venues across the country, which will have a total of 74 matches.
Hope they don't regret this decision.
— kuldeep singh (@ksnaruka99) February 23, 2023
ye to hona hi THA SA20 league ke baad
— Jackspy (Dhoni Lover) (@MsdianJackSpy) February 23, 2023
Mayank pic.twitter.com/F1zOc4wAVW
— Aman_18 (@Amanxd18) February 23, 2023
— जितेंद्र (@hydbadshah) February 23, 2023
https://twitter.com/asliwiseman/status/1628633172618661891
#SRH captains so far:
Kumar Sangakkara
Cameron White
Shikhar Dhawan
Darren Sammy
Manish Pandey (one match)
Bhuvneshwar Kumar
David Warner
Kane Williamson
Aiden Markram— Shibashis Chatterjee (@Iamshibashis) February 23, 2023
David Warner and Aiden Markram have been appointed as the captains of their respective franchises for the upcoming season of the Indian Premier League.
— philiphere☄ (@thephilliphere) February 23, 2023
Foreign captains in IPL 2023
RCB – Faf Du Plessis
SRH – Aiden Markram
DC – David Warner— All About Cricket (@allaboutcric_) February 23, 2023
As expected Aiden Markram is Announced as the Captain of SRH #SRH #IPL2023
— Pandu Raj (@MSDianPanduRaj) February 23, 2023
"Aiden markram" pic.twitter.com/ASgrSlkTOH
— వేటగాడు (@rao_4005) February 23, 2023
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