Indian Premier League 2024 | Sunrisers Hyderabad names Pat Cummins as captain
The Hindu
Pat Cummins to lead Sunrisers Hyderabad in IPL 2024, replacing Aiden Markram, with new coaching staff announced.
Australia's World Cup-winning captain Pat Cummins will lead the Sunrisers Hyderabad team in the upcoming Indian Premier League (IPL), the franchise announced on March 4.
The 30-year-old pacer was bought by SRH for a whopping ₹20.50 crore in the IPL auctions in December last year, making him the second costliest player in the event's history.
Cummins replaced South African Aiden Markram, who led SRH in the 2023 season.
"Our new captain Pat Cummins," SRH said on social media platforms, along with a picture of Cummins.
Cummins has earlier played for Kolkata Knight Riders and Delhi Daredevils, now Delhi Capitals, in the IPL, but this will be his first captaincy stint in the lucrative T20 league. In fact, he has not led a team in top-flight T20 cricket before.
But he has achieved huge success as Australia captain, leading the team to victory in the World Test Championship and the 2023 ODI World Cup, with both wins in the finals coming against India..
In the 42 IPL matches, he has played so far, Cummins has taken 45 wickets with 4/34 being his best bowling figures in a match. With the bat, he has scored 379 runs at an average of 18.95 with 66 not out being the highest.
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