Aiden Markram has been named as the brand new captain of IPL franchise Sunrisers Hyderabad forward of the 2023 version, which will get underway from March 31.

Markram had not too long ago led the Sunrisers Eastern Cape to title victory within the inaugural SA20 with a win over Pretoria Capitals within the closing in Johannesburg.

Markram was the participant of the sequence for his 366 runs and 11 wickets.

Sunrisers had launched New Zealand worldwide and former skipper Kane Williamson earlier than the IPL public sale. He had endured a poor 2022 season after Hyderabad spent Rs 14 crore to retain him. Williamson spent eight years on the franchise, scoring 2101 runs at a mean of 36.22 and a strike fee of 126.03. He performed 76 matches for Sunrisers and captained them 46 instances.

Sunrisers got here eighth within the 10-team IPL 2022 with six wins and eight losses.