South African batsman Aiden Markram has got the captaincy of Sunrisers Hyderabad in India’s biggest cricket tournament IPL. He replaced Kane Williamson. News ESPN Cricinfo. Markram previously captained Sunrisers Eastern Cape in the SA T20 tournament in South Africa. Where he made it to the list of highest run scorers. Williamson failed to take the Sunrisers to the playoffs in the last season of IPL. Besides, he returned to New Zealand before playing the last match of the league. Bhuvneshwar Kumar led the team at that time.

This year, Mayank Agarwal, Markram, and Bhuvneshwar were leading the race to become the captain. From there, the franchise chose Markram as the captain. Sunrisers Hyderabad head coach Brian Lara has played an essential role in selecting the captain. Sunrisers Hyderabad bought Markram for Rs 2.6 crore (up from Rs 3.36 crore) in the latest auction. This Protea batsman scored 381 runs in 12 innings in the last season of IPL. Markram got 11 wickets with the ball in their domestic tournament this year. The team won the title in the first season.