Warner gets Hyderabad captaincy back

Australia opener David Warner will return as Sunrisers Hyderabad captain for the upcoming Indian Premier League, the club said Thursday, two years after he was replaced over a cheating scandal. Warner takes back the reins from New Zealand's Kane Williamson, who led Hyderabad for two seasons following Warner's 2018 ball-tampering affair, which earned him a one-year international ban.

“I’m extremely grateful for the opportunity once again to lead the team,” Warner said in a video posted by Sunrisers Hyderabad on Twitter. “I am sure I will be doing my very, very best to try and lift the IPL trophy coming this year,” he added. Australia teammates Warner and Steve Smith, who plays for the Rajasthan Royals, stepped down from their captaincy roles in the lucrative league and were barred from the 2018 edition over the 'Sandpapergate' scandal during a Test against South Africa.

 

Warner gets Hyderabad captaincy back

Australia opener David Warner will return as Sunrisers Hyderabad captain for the upcoming Indian Premier League, the club said Thursday, two years after he was replaced over a cheating scandal. Warner takes back the reins from New Zealands Kane Williamson, who led Hyderabad for two seasons following Warners 2018 ball-tampering affair, which earned him a one-year international ban. Im extremely grateful for the opportunity once again to lead the team, Warner said in a video posted by Sunrisers Hyderabad on Twitter. I am sure I will be doing my very, very best to try and lift the IPL trophy coming this year, he added. Australia teammates Warner and Steve Smith, who plays for the Rajasthan Royals, stepped down from their captaincy roles in the lucrative league and were barred from the 2018 edition over the Sandpapergate scandal during a Test against South Africa.