IPL 2023: SRH Captaincy – Days before the announcement, Sunrisers Hyderabad’s future captain Aiden Markram has made his captaincy aspirations public. The Protean star has led Sunrisers Eastern Cape to their maiden SA20 Final. While he has competition from Mayank Agarwal and Bhuvneshwar Kumar, InsideSport understands that SRH will name Markram their new captain in coming weeks. As for Markram, his focus is on winning SA20 title against Pretoria Capitals. Follow IPL 2023 LIVE updates with InsideSport.IN.
Asked if he is open to leading the side in the high-profile Indian Premier League, Markram responded in the affirmative.
“What’s going to happen, to be honest… either way we back the management’s decision about who they want to be in charge. Becoming the captain is not the be all and end all. You can be in some form of leadership role too. But I am okay with captaincy, it’s something that I enjoy doing,” Markram said ahead of the SA20 final against Pretoria Capitals.
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Mayank endured an unsuccessful stint as Punjab Kings captain before getting the boot. On the other hand, Markram has shown his leadership qualities by successfully leading the IPL franchise’s South African outfit.
“I have been captaining for a while before this tournament started. It’s been a nice experience, a fresh start, I would say,” Markram added.
Mayank, who hit a double hundred in the ongoing Ranji Trophy semifinal against Saurashtra, has also brightened his chances of being named captain for the upcoming season of the T20 league. Bhuvneshwar, 34, is SRH’s designated vice-captain and had led the side in former skipper Kane Williamson’s absence previously.
As far as Markram is concerned, the South African scored 381 runs in 14 matches at a strike rate of 139.5 last season. The only thing that could work against him is the lack of experience in leading a team in the IPL.
While Markram is entering the final on the back of a brilliant century, his opposite number, Wayne Parnell of Pretoria Capitals, has doubts over his participation in the title clash owing to a groin strain. Both captains — Markram and Parnell — believed the quality of cricket in the first-ever SA20 league has been high and it has brought a breath of fresh air into South African cricket after a difficult period.
IPL 2023: Aiden Markram officially throws hat in the ring for Sunrisers Hyderabad captaincy, says ‘I enjoy captaincy, but will back management’s decision’
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