Aiden Markram Appointed As Sunrisers Hyderabad Captain For IPL 2023

South Africa’s Aiden Markram has been appointed the new Sunrisers Hyderabad captain for the upcoming IPL season. This comes after Markram successfully led Sunrisers Eastern Cape to SA20 glory earlier this month. The 28-year-old will replace Kane Williamson, who was released by the franchise after the last season.

Markram had a fantastic tournament in the SA20, finishing as the third-highest run-scorer with 366 runs, and also impressed with the ball, taking 11 wickets. His performances proved that he could excel as a captain, batter and bowler. The South African was chosen for the role by the Sunrisers team management, which is led by Brian Lara, who was appointed as head coach ahead of the auction.

THE. WAIT. IS. OVER. ⏳#OrangeArmy, say hello to our new captain Aiden Markram 🧡#AidenMarkram #SRHCaptain #IPL2023 | @AidzMarkram pic.twitter.com/3kQelkd8CP

— SunRisers Hyderabad (@SunRisers) February 23, 2023

Sunrisers paid INR 2.6 crore to buy Markram at the 2022 auction. In that season, “Sauce” scored 381 runs in 12 innings at a strike rate of 139.05 and an average of 47.62.