Bhuvneshwar to captain in SRH’s opening match in Markram’s absence

In the absence of designated captain Aiden Markram, Bhuvneshwar Kumar will lead Sunrisers Hyderabad of their opening match of IPL 2023, in opposition to Rajasthan Royals in Hyderabad on April 2.

Markram is in South Africa for the two-match ODI collection in opposition to Netherlands and can arrive in India solely on April 3. The collection is essential for South Africa’s direct qualification for the ODI World Cup, to be performed in India later this yr. They must win each ODIs in opposition to Netherlands (with out over-rate penalties) after which hope Ireland lose no less than one ODI in opposition to Bangladesh in a three-match dwelling collection in May.

Bhuvneshwar has been with Sunrisers since their inception in 2013, and has led them up to now as properly – in six video games in 2019 and as soon as in 2022. Sunrisers received two of these seven matches.

After ending eighth on the factors desk in 2022, Sunrisers revamped their squad forward of this season. One of the massive modifications was releasing their then-captain Kane Williamson and handing over the reins to Markram.

Markram just lately led Sunrisers Eastern Cape to the inaugural SA20 title, the place he additionally completed because the match’s third-highest run-getter, scoring 369 runs at a strike fee of 127. He additionally bagged 11 wickets at an economic system of 6.19 together with his offspin.

Apart from Markram, Marco Jansen and Heinrich Klaasen may also be unavailable for the primary match. That leaves Sunrisers with solely 5 abroad gamers – Harry Brook, Glenn Phillips, Adil Rashid, Fazalhaq Farooqi and Akeal Hosein – to select from for his or her first match.

Sunrisers’ second recreation is on April 7, in opposition to Lucknow Super Giants in Lucknow.

Source web site: www.espncricinfo.com

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