IPL 2023: Sunrisers Hyderabad Names Aiden Markram As Their Skipper

There were talks going around that Markram or former Punjab Kings skipper Mayank Agarwal could be picked as the new skipper.

Aiden Markram in action.

SRH New Captain: The Sunrisers Hyderabad on Thursday declared South African batsman Aiden Markram as their skipper for the season. Kaviya Maran-owned team announced Markram’s name on Twitter saying,” THE. WAIT. IS. OVER. #OrangeArmy, say hello to our new captain Aiden Markram.”

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

Skipper Sauce back on his next mission 😎#OrangeArmy, let's have 'Captain Markram OP' in the replies 🤩#IPL2023 #SRHCaptain #AidenMarkram | @AidzMarkram 🧡pic.twitter.com/dN6iVwq20S

— SunRisers Hyderabad (@SunRisers) February 23, 2023

There were talks going around that Markram or former Punjab Kings skipper Mayank Agarwal could be picked as the new skipper. Under the leadership of Markram, Sun Group-owned Sunrisers Eastern Cape won the inaugural SA20 title. He amassed 336 runs and also scalped  11 wickets in the tournament. The Proteas batter also had a great IPL last season where he made 381 runs at an average of 47.63.

Mid-week motivation 💪🏽#OrangeArmy | @AidzMarkram pic.twitter.com/6HV8ijL63b

— SunRisers Hyderabad (@SunRisers) February 22, 2023

The team had parted ways with their captain Kane Williamson last season who will now play for Gujarat Titans. For the 16th edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL), Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) will take on Rajasthan Royals (RR) in their opening fixture on April 2 at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad.

 

Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) Squad 2023

Abdul Samad	Batsman
Umran Malik	Bowler
Washington Sundar	All-Rounder
Rahul Tripathi	Batsman
Abhishek Sharma	All-Rounder
Kartik Tyagi	Bowler
T Natarajan	Bowler
Bhuvneshwar Kumar	Bowler
Aiden Markram	Batsman
Marco Jansen	Bowler
Glenn Phillips	Batsman/Wicket-keeper
Fazalhaq Farooqi	Bowler
Harry Brook	Batsman
Mayank Agarwal	Batsman
Heinrich Klaasen	Wicket-keeper
Adil Rashid	Bowler
Mayank Markande	Bowler
Vivrant Sharma	All-Rounder
Samarth Vyas	All-Rounder
Sanvir Singh	All-Rounder
Upendra Singh Yadav	Wicket-keeper
Mayank Dagar	Bowler
Nitish Kumar Reddy	All-Rounder
Akeal Hosein	Bowler
Anmolpreet Singh	Batsman