IPL 2023: Sunrisers Hyderabad announce name of captain for upcoming season

Sunrisers Hyderabad announced South Africa cricketer Aiden Markram as their captain ahead of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023 season. Markram recently led the Sunrisers Eastern Cape team to a title victory in the inaugural SA20 season and has now been tasked with leadership duty in the IPL. The 29-year-old was bought by SRH ahead of the 2022 season, where he finished as the third-highest run-getter for the team with 381 runs in 14 games at a strike rate of 139.05 and an average of 47.63.

“THE. WAIT. IS. OVER. ⏳#OrangeArmy, say hello to our new captain Aiden Markram 🧡 #AidenMarkram #SRHCaptain #IPL2023,” SRH wrote on their Instagram post. 

SRH’s squad for IPL 2023

Sunrisers Hyderabad squad: Rahul Tripathi, Washington Sundar, Abdul Samad, Abhishek Sharma, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Kartik Tyagi, T. Natarajan, Umran Malik, Aiden Markram(c), Fazalhaq Farooqi, Glenn Phillips, Marco Jansen, Harry Brook, Mayank Agarwal, Adil Rashid, Heinrich Klaasen, Mayank Markande, Sanvir Singh, Samarth Vyas, Vivrant Sharma, Upendra Singh Yadav, Mayank Dagar, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Akeal Hosein, Anmolpreet Singh

SRH's full schedule for IPL 2023

April 2 – Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Rajasthan Royals, Hyderabad (3:30 PM IST)

April 7 – Lucknow Super Giants vs Sunrisers Hyderabad, Lucknow (7:30 PM IST)

April 9 – Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Punjab Kings, Hyderabad (7:30 PM IST)

April 14 – Kolkata Knight Riders vs Sunrisers Hyderabad, Kolkata (7:30 PM IST)

April 18 – Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Mumbai Indians, Hyderabad (7:30 PM IST)

April 21 – Chennai Super Kings vs Sunrisers Hyderabad, Chennai (7:30 PM IST)

April 24 – Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Delhi Capitals, Hyderabad (7:30 PM IST)

April 29 – Delhi Capitals vs Sunrisers Hyderabad, Delhi (7:30 PM IST)

May 4 – Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Kolkata Knight Riders, Hyderabad (7:30 PM IST)

May 7 – Rajasthan Royals vs Sunrisers Hyderabad, Jaipur (7:30 PM IST)

May 13 – Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Lucknow Super Giants, Hyderabad (3:30 PM IST)

May 15 – Gujarat Titans vs Sunrisers Hyderabad, Ahmedabad (7:30 PM IST)

May 18 – Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Royal Challengers Bangalore, Hyderabad (7:30 PM IST)

May 21 – Mumbai Indians vs Sunrisers Hyderabad, Mumbai (3:30 PM IST)