Aiden Markram Named Captain Of SunRisers Hyderabad For IPL 2023

SunRisers Hyderabad on Thursday named South Africa batter Aiden Markram as their captain for the upcoming season of the Indian Premier League (IPL). Markram tasted success with the SRH's sister franchise, Sunrisers Eastern Cape, leading them to the inaugural SA 20 title recently. Last season, Markram scored 381 runs in 14 matches for SRH at an average of 47.63. SRH will begin a new era in the IPL, having let go of stalwarts Kane Williamson and David Warner in the past couple of seasons.

"THE. WAIT. IS. OVER. #OrangeArmy, say hello to our new captain Aiden Markram," SRH posted a video on Twitter.

THE. WAIT. IS. OVER. #OrangeArmy, say hello to our new captain Aiden Markram #AidenMarkram #SRHCaptain #IPL2023 | @AidzMarkram pic.twitter.com/3kQelkd8CP

During the IPL auction earlier this year, Sunrisers put faith in England's Harry Brook (Rs 13.25 crore), India's Mayank Agarwal (8.25 crore), and South Africa's Heinrich Klaasen (5.25 crore).

The 2016 champions entered auction with a kitty of over 42 crores and they were the ultimate paddle pushers with two million dollar plus buys in Englishman Harry Brook and Indian opener Mayank Agarwal.

Sunrisers Hyderabad Full Squad:

Players Bought in IPL 2023 Auction: Anmolpreet Singh (INR 20 lakh), Akeal Hosein (INR 1 crore), Nitish Kumar Reddy (INR 20 lakh), Mayank Dagar (INR 1.8 crore), Upendra Yadav (INR 25 lakh), Sanvir Singh (INR 20 lakh), Samarth Vyas (INR 20 lakh), Vivrant Sharma (INR 2.6 crore), Mayank Markande (INR 50 lakh), Adil Rashid (INR 2 crore), Heinrich Klaasen (INR 5.25 crore), Mayank Agarwal (INR 8.25 crore), Harry Brook (INR 13.25 crore)

Players Retained: Abdul Samad, Aiden Markram, Rahul Tripathi, Glenn Phillips, Abhishek Sharma, Marco Jansen, Washington Sundar,