After a long while, Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) have a stable captain in Pat Cummins. Since David Warner left in 2021, SRH has announced four different captains in two seasons. These changes haven’t favoured the franchise. They had made the Indian Premier League (IPL) playoffs from 2016 to 2020, which included one title in 2016 and one final in 2018, but haven’t been in the reckoning since.
After Warner’s poor season as captain in 2021, he was let go. They finished 8th (last) in 2021, but Kane Williamson couldn’t do much better, and SRH ended 8th again in 2022, while Aiden Markram struggled and ended 10th (last) in 2023. Things are better under Cummins as they reached their first IPL final after 6 years. As the Australian bowler gets ready to take them to their second title, let’s check out how many captains SRH has had and what their record is.
List of SRH captains & their record
| Captain | Span | Matches | Won | Lost | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kumar Sangakkara | 2013 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 44.44 |
| Cameron White | 2013 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 62.50 |
| Shikhar Dhawan | 2013-14 | 16 | 7 | 9 | 43.75 |
| Daren Sammy | 2014 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 50.00 |
| David Warner | 2015-21 | 67 | 35 | 30 | 52.23 |
| Kane Williamson | 2018-22 | 46 | 22 | 23 | 47.82 |
| Bhuvneshwar Kumar | 2019-23 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 25.00 |
| Manish Pandey | 2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 |
| Aiden Markram | 2023 | 13 | 4 | 9 | 30.76 |
| Pat Cummins | 2024- | 16 | 9 | 7 | 56.25 |
Who is the most successful SRH captain?
Warner is the most successful captain for the Sunrisers. He led the franchise in their first and only title run in 2016 and has the best win percentage (52.23) for any captain who’s led the side in over 20 matches.
SRH’s least successful captain?
While Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Manish Pandey have a worse win percentage and fewer match wins, it’s Markram who has the worst win percentage (30.76) for any captain who’s led the team in a full season.
Who was SRH’s first captain?
Kumar Sangakkara was the Sunrisers Hyderabad’s first captain. He led the side in 9 matches, managing to win and lose four while one ended in a tie.
Who was SRH captain when they won IPL 2016?
Warner was the skipper when they became the sixth IPL franchise to win a title after Rajasthan Royals, Deccan Chargers, Chennai Super Kings, Kolkata Knight Riders, and Mumbai Indians.
