On Saturday, the Indian Premier League (IPL) franchise, Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) made an announcement regarding Kane Williamson taking over the captaincy mantle of the franchise from David Warner for the remaining part of the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL) 2021. Having won just one game so far out of the six games they have played so far, the Hyderabad outfit is languishing at the bottom of the points table.
In their official statement regarding the same, SRH said, “SunRisers Hyderabad would like to announce that Kane Williamson will be taking over the captaincy for tomorrow’s match and for the remainder of IPL 2021. The team management has also made the decision that they will be changing their overseas combination for tomorrow’s match against Rajasthan Royals.”
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The franchise said that the decision to replace Warner wasn’t an easy one. The veteran opener had led the Hyderabad outfit to the play-offs last season. SRH will now be locking horns with the Rajasthan Royals (RR) against Sunday at the Arun Jaitley Stadium, where the team management might tinker with their overseas combination and give Jason Holder a go-ahead in place of Warner.
🚨 Announcement 🚨 pic.twitter.com/B9tBDWwzHe
— SunRisers Hyderabad (@SunRisers) May 1, 2021
SRH’s statement further added, “This decision has not come lightly as the management respects the enormous impact David Warner has had for the franchise over a number of years. As we face the remainder of the season we are sure David will continue to help us strive for success both on and off the field.”
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In their last game against the Chennai Super Kings (CSK), SRH witnessed a comprehensive loss by 7 wickets in Delhi owing to the brilliant half-centuries from Ruturaj Gaikwad and Faf du Plessis. With that win, CSK had extended its winning streak to 5 matches. With the dominant win, CSK had again regained the top of the IPL 2021 points table.
