With IPL 2024 all set to commence from March 22, 2024, the IPL franchise Sunrisers Hyderabad has made a big decision by appointing their record purchase in the auction, Pat Cummins, as the skipper of the team ahead of the upcoming IPL season. The development comes at the expense of Aiden Markram, who was removed as the captain after leading the team in IPL 2023.
Under Aiden Markram’s captaincy, Sunrisers finished in the last position in the points table after registering only four wins in the 14 games they played. However, the move by the SRH management surprises because the South African batter has helped the SRH-based franchise to lift the SA20 title consecutively.
5 Reasons why SRH shouldn’t have removed Markram as captain
Management instead, trusted the prowess of the Australian bowler as a captain and his surreal 2023 year, which saw him winning the WTC Trophy and ODI World Cup as a skipper. Though, the results of the move will yield later, let us look at the five reasons why Sunrisers should have stuck up with Aiden Markram as a captain.
Undisputed authority as SA20 skipper:
Despite his poor returns as the skipper for Sunrisers Hyderabad, Aiden Markram’s record for Sunrisers Eastern Cape has been nothing short of extraordinary. Captaining in the SA20, he has won two titles in two seasons despite the SEC not being considered as the front-runner to win the championship. The rotation of the bowlers and the performance with the bat has also garnered praise for the 29-year-old South African batter.
