Pat Cummins named SRH new captain
The Sunrisers Hyderabad management had opted for a captaincy replacement. They have named Australian all-format captain Pat Cummins as their captain for IPL 2024. He will replace Aiden Markram. Under his captaincy, SRH had a forgettable last season finishing last in the points table. Even though Markram had led sister franchise Sunrisers Eastern Cape to back-to-back titles in SA20, SRH’s performance last season and Pat Cummins’s value as the captain made the thinktank to take the decision.
Under Pat Cummins, Australia won the World Test Championship and then beat India again in the ODI World Cup final. Pat Cummins was bought for a massive Rs. 20.50 Crores in the audition. This will be the first time, Cummins is going to captain an IPL franchise.
We have to wait and see whether Pat Cummins could lead SRH to glory this season. It is also known that SRH fast bowling coach Dale Steyn is going to take a break and James Franklin was named his replacement for the season.