StriKe Posted September 15, 2013 Posted September 15, 2013 India opener Shikhar Dhawan has been named captain of the IPL side Sunrisers Hyderabad for the upcoming Champions League Twenty20. In the IPL this season, Sunrisers were initially led by Sri Lanka's Kumar Sangakkara but he was later replaced by Australia's Cameron White. While Sangakkara has chosen to play for Sri Lankan outfit Kandurata Maroons in the Champions League, White remains in the Sunrisers squad for the tournament. "Having excelled in the Indian team over the recent past, Shikhar has dominated as a batsman and has been more than consistent," Tom Moody, the coach of the Sunrisers, said. "He is a complete package as a player and is considered a real team man. That's why we have decided to elevate him and make him our new captain." Dhawan heads into the three-week long tournament on the back of a series of consistent performances including a Man-of-the-Series display in the Champions Trophy where he scored a tournament-leading 363 runs, and a record-breaking 248 for the A team against South Africa A in Pretoria. "Shikhar is ready to take on this honour and has shown great leadership qualities in the past," Moody said. "His recent experiences on the international stage and now the captaincy role will only enhance his reputation as a top-grade cricketer." Sunrisers will begin their CLT20 campaign with their first qualifying match on Tuesday, incidentally against Kandurata.
diga Posted September 16, 2013 Posted September 16, 2013 siri12345 on (September 16, 2013, 2:36 GMT) i would say a really really poor choice from the team management.they could have easily given the captaincy to thisara perera to motivate him because i would say the sun risers team revolves around thisara perera.it largely depends upon thisara perera,s performance and others will act as a supporting role toperera.if perera performs team win ,if not team looses its that simple.so perera would have been the captain of the side with dhawan as his deputy. Saw this in cricinfo :hysterical::hysterical:
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