Former West Indies skipper Brian Lara feels Sunrisers Hyderabad should build their team around Jason Holder for the upcoming season of the Indian Premier League while mentioning the captain should be a local player as it allows them to manage overseas slots better.

Sunrises Hyderabad were not at their usual best during the IPL 2021. They lost 11 games and finished at the last position in the points table.

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David Warner was dropped from the playing XI as well as captaincy after a lean patch with the bat. Kane Williamson also couldn’t do much for the team as they kept losing games. SRH bowed out of the tournament after losing their final league game against Mumbai Indians by 42 runs.

Brian Lara feels SRH should build their team around Jason Holder in the upcoming season.

“Jason Holder is the shining light in a disastrous season. I’m not sure if he is an out-and-out T20 player, but I feel they can build a team around him,” Lara told cricket.com on Saturday.

Lara said having a local player as captain allows teams to be more flexible with their foreign recruits for the four slots in playing eleven.

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“It’s always great to have a local player to lead the side because you only have four selections in the playing XI and you are carrying the captain in that. There is a big auction coming up and SRH have a lot of shaking up to do. Let’s see how they will get the right group to move forward,” he said.

“It’s tough to pinpoint any positives. Rashid Khan was not at his best. They lost Jonny Bairstow and they got Jason Roy, there is not much they gained from that,” Lara added.

The departure of Warner is almost certain and SRH are expected to go for an overhaul in the next auction.