- After the completion of the IPL 2025 mega auction, a big update has come out regarding the captain of Sunrisers Hyderabad. According to reports, the franchise is deciding to make an Indian player the captain in place of Pat Cummins.
Sunrisers Hyderabad, led by Australian fast bowler Pat Cummins , performed brilliantly in IPL 2024. The team performed brilliantly in the league stage and managed to make it to the final, after which there was speculation that he could play the role of captain in IPL 2025 as well. But now a big update is coming out regarding Pat Cummins becoming the captain. It is reported that the franchise may take away the captaincy from him (Pat Cummins) in the next season.
Is Pat Cummins going to lose captaincy?
Source: ESPN Cricinfo
The franchises have intensified their preparations for IPL 2025. In the mega auction held in Saudi Arabia on 24 and 25 November, all the teams have placed bets on many strong players to strengthen their squad. Meanwhile, IPL 2024 runner-up team Sunrisers Hyderabad spent Rs 11.25 crore to buy Indian wicketkeeper-batsman Ishan Kishan. Since then, speculations are being made that he may be seen captaining the team in IPL 2025.
have captaincy experience
Sunrisers Hyderabad’s decision to appoint Ishan Kishan as captain could be part of a long-term vision. The young player’s thinking, strategy and energy can start a new era for the team. Ishan Kishan has the ability to bat aggressively. He has proved his batting prowess by batting brilliantly in limited overs cricket.
He has played 105 IPL matches so far, in which he was successful in scoring 2644 runs. During this, 16 half-centuries came off his bat. Apart from this, Ishan Kishan has 796 runs in 32 T20 International matches.
Can be the future of the team
If Sunrisers Hyderabad makes Ishan Kishan the captain in place of Pat Cummins , then it can be a bold decision. Actually, he has not captained international cricket till now. On the other hand, Pat Cummins won two ICC trophies for Australia as captain last year. Under his captaincy, the Kangaroo team played 28 Test matches and won 17.
While it had to face defeat in six. Meanwhile, five matches were drawn. At the same time, in IPL 2024, Sunrisers Hyderabad, led by Pat Cummins, won eight out of 14 matches in the group stage. Apart from this, it reached the final by defeating Rajasthan Royals in the playoffs. So, now it will be interesting to see who will be the captain of SRH in IPL?