Ahead of the 16th edition of the Indian Premier League, Sunrisers Hyderabad released Kane Williamson and instead appointed Aiden Markram as the new leader. Markram proved his mettle as a captain and helped Sunrisers Eastern Cape win the trophy in the inaugural edition of the SA20 league. However, former India batter Virender Sehwag believes that his captaincy will be put to test in the Indian Premier League.
“Aiden Markram will be tested as captain as he will be leading in the IPL for the first time. He has won the T20 league in South Africa, but this could be a different test. They have many match-winners in their team, but the key is to ensure they play together as a unit,” the 44-year-old said while talking to Cricbuzz.
Not sure how much Markram knows about the domestic players: Rajat Bhatia
“Whenever an overseas player captains an IPL team, he doesn’t have a lot of idea about the domestic players. Now, Markram is directly coming to play a game. So not sure how much he knows about the domestic players. The information that the team management gives him now will be crucial,” Bhatia said.
