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IPL 2023 Auction LIVE: Sunrisers Hyderabad once again begin HUNT for CAPTAIN after releasing Kane Williamson & Nicholas Pooran, Aiden Markram frontrunner, Follow LIVE Updates

IPL 2023 Auction LIVE: Sunrisers Hyderabad once again begin HUNT for CAPTAIN after releasing Kane Williamson & Nicholas Pooran, Aiden Markram frontrunner, Follow LIVE Updates

IPL 2023 Auction LIVE: Sunrisers Hyderabad will name yet another new skipper for the upcoming IPL 2023. The Orange Army has released its previous captain Kane Williamson along with the West Indies skipper Nicholas Pooran ahead of the IPL 2023 mini-auction. Meanwhile, SRH senior batter Aiden Markram is expected to take over the captaincy role. Follow […]

IPL 2023 Auction LIVE: Sunrisers Hyderabad will name yet another new skipper for the upcoming IPL 2023. The Orange Army has released its previous captain Kane Williamson along with the West Indies skipper Nicholas Pooran ahead of the IPL 2023 mini-auction. Meanwhile, SRH senior batter Aiden Markram is expected to take over the captaincy role. Follow IPL 2023 Auction Live updates on Insidesport.IN. 

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IPL 2023 Auction LIVE: Sunrisers Hyderabad once again begin HUNT for CAPTAIN after releasing Kane Williamson & Nicholas Pooran, Aiden Markram frontrunner, Follow LIVE Updates

Aiden Markram has previously led South Africa in the international arena

Markram has previously led the South Africa national team in absence of Faf du Plessis. He also led the South Africa U-19 to the ICC U-19 World Cup in 2014. Markram might also be leading the Sunrisers Eastern Cape in the upcoming inaugural edition of SA20 League. The Orange Army might be planning to give the leadership role to Markram in both franchise-based tournaments.

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Markram has some impressive numbers in IPL

  • Markram set a base price of INR 1 crore ahead of IPL 2022 Mega Auction.
  • After a bidding war with Punjab and Mumbai, SRH managed to avail his services at a cost of INR 2.60 crore.
  • Markram did not disappoint SRH with his performances as he was one of the top run-scorer for the Orange Army.
  • He has played 20 IPL games so far and amassed 527 runs.
  • Markram averages 40.54 in the toughest franchise-based league.
  • Not only his average, but he plays at an excellent strike rate of 134.1.
  • He has also stroked five fifties in the tournament so far.

IPL 2023 Auction LIVE: Sunrisers Hyderabad once again begin HUNT for CAPTAIN after releasing Kane Williamson & Nicholas Pooran, Aiden Markram frontrunner, Follow LIVE Updates

Bhuvneshwar Kumar another option for SRH? 

Former captain of SRH, Bhuvneshwar knows the franchise inside out. Having led the Orange Army in six matches of IPL 2019, Bhuvi knows what it takes to captain an IPL side. He also led the franchise after Williamson returned home during the ending phase of IPL 2022. So, he could be a good choice for a make-shift captain.

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