Williamson replaces Warner as Sunrisers Hyderabad captain in IPL 2021

Sunrisers Hyderabad on Saturday announced that Kane Williamson will be taking over the captaincy for the remainder of IPL 2021, starting with Sunday's match against Rajasthan Royals.

Published : May 01, 2021 15:27 IST

Williamson will lead SRH in the remainder of IPL 2021.
Williamson will lead SRH in the remainder of IPL 2021.
lightbox-info

Williamson will lead SRH in the remainder of IPL 2021.

Sunrisers Hyderabad on Saturday announced that Kane Williamson will be taking over the captaincy for the remainder of IPL 2021, starting with Sunday's match against Rajasthan Royals.

FOLLOW LIVE, MATCH 27 IPL 2021: MI vs CSK


Under Warner, SRH has had a disappointing start to this season, languishing at the bottom of the points table with just one win in six games. Williamson had once taken over as the SRH captain in 2018 after the suspension of regular captain David Warner because of the ball-tampering saga. He had also led the franchise in the 2019 edition. Warner, who led Hyderabad to its maiden IPL title in 2014, was handed back the reins ahead of the 2020 season.

 

"The 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," SRH said in a statement.

Column Sunil Gavaskar: Surprised by the high number of no balls in IPL

"The team management has also made the decision that they will be changing their overseas combination for tomorrow's match against
Rajasthan Royals," it further added.

 

SRH's decision comes a day after Warner took "full responsibility" for the Sunrisers' loss against the Chennai Super Kings. "I take full responsibility. The way that I batted was obviously very slow," Warner had said after the Sunrisers lost to the Super Kings by seven wickets. "I was hitting a lot of fielders and [was] very, very frustrated... Look I take full responsibility from a batting point of view. I felt [that with] Manish [Pandey] coming back into the team, the way that he batted was exceptional. And obviously Kane [Williamson] and Kedar [Jadhav] towards the back end there, they put some boundaries away and got us to a respectable total. I felt that we were probably just below par from where we were. But yeah look, at the end of the day, I'll take full responsibility."

Sign in to unlock all user benefits
  • Get notified on top games and events
  • Save stories to read later
  • Access to comment on every story
  • Sign up / manage to our newsletters with a single click
  • Get notified by email for early bird access to discounts & offers to our products
Sign in

Comments

Comments have to be in English, and in full sentences. They cannot be abusive or personal. Please abide to our community guidelines for posting your comment