The wait is over! Sunrisers Hyderabad has finally announced the new captain for their side. The team has appointed Kane Williamson as the captain for Sunrisers Hyderabad in IPL 2018.

The announcement was made on the official page of the team. They out a post which read, “Kane Williamson has been appointed as captain of SunRisers Hyderabad for IPL 2018.”

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Kane Williamson too has accepted the role and is all pepped up  for the role and is looking forward to the challenges ahead.

Yesterday, we told you David Warner stepped down from the captaincy. The official account of the team posted the news on Twitter and the team is yet to announce the new skipper for the side. “In light of recent events, David Warner has stepped down as captain of SunRisers Hyderabad. The new captain of the Team will be announced shortly.” – K.Shanmugam, CEO, SunRisers Hyderabad.”

While talking about replacing Warner as a player, Wriddiman Saha said, “ “The decision is yet to be taken so I am assuming the team is planning for the season keeping him in mind. In hindsight, if he is not there, the team is strong enough to replace him," said Saha.

"If Warner is there, it will be great obviously. He has batted superbly for SRH in the last few years and as captain has done well too. But I feel, we have replacements to fill his void. It may not be 100 percent as he is a quality player, but we can try and fill the gap," he further said.

Saha also admitted that the team could face a problem initially but then they have a strong bench strength to replace players. “The team was decided based on the captain. In that way, there can be an initial impact. But we have a strong reserve bench and I don't think it will be much of a problem," he said.

 

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