David Warner led Sunrisers Hyderabad for four and a half years, winning the title in 2016. That chapter of Australia’s opener ended in bitterness. The team lost its lead towards the end of the 2021 IPL. Warner will once again captain the world’s most expensive franchise league. Delhi Capitals gave him the responsibility of the team. Rishav Pant was injured in a terrible road accident at the end of last December. He has been knocked out of the IPL. Delhi was on his shoulders. In the absence of this wicketkeeper-batsman, Akshar Patel was considered his successor. But Warner was given the lead. “David will be our captain, with Akshar Patel as his deputy,” a member of Delhi’s ownership group told Cricbuzz.

Meanwhile, Sunrisers Hyderabad has selected their new captain. South Africa’s Aiden Markram has been given the lead. The team released Kane Williamson after he failed to lead Hyderabad last year. From then on a new captain became necessary. The next IPL will start on March 31.