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“Pat Cummins is the new captain of SRH, but when it comes to T20 leadership, there’s nothing,” Irfan Pathan says

Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) declared an alteration in captaincy ahead of IPL (Indian Head Alliance) 2024 as they supplanted Aiden Markram with Australian captain Pat Cummins for the 17th version of the competition. Strikingly, SRH broke the bank and went all-out to have Cummins on board, as they bought him for a whopping INR 20.5 crore, making him the second-most costly player in the history of the competition after his Aussie colleague Mitchell Starc, who was procured by KKR for an amazing sum of INR 24.75 crore.

In any case, SRH’s move hasn’t gone down well with the previous Indian all-rounder, Irfan Pathan, who addressed their thoughts. Pathan expressed that Cummins doesn’t have great qualifications to be a T20 pioneer, nor does he have a good track record within the IPL. “After your conversation, almost authority, you wouldn’t need to think past Cummins, ideally. Australia Fair won the World Glass beneath him; he’s performed truly well within the final one and a half a long time.

But the issue is that Cummins will see decent results in general. Be that as it may, when it comes to T20 administration, there’s nothing. His execution isn’t the most noteworthy in T20 cricket, and his IPL numbers aren’t better than average either,” Pathan said on Star Sports. Strikingly, Cummins has contributed 45 wickets to his title in 42 matches played in his IPL career at a normal of 30.16 and an economy of 8.54. He has contributed 379 runs to his title from 42 matches at a strike rate of 152.21 with three half-centuries.

Speaking ahead, Pathan addressed the SRH administration for evacuating Aiden Markram after a fair and awful season, emphasizing the need for backing captains after they’ve experienced a harsh patch. “So there will be a challenge. What is SRH considering? They’ve made an enormous move here. In case Cummins is made captain, what approximately is Markram? You gave him captaincy for one year, so wouldn’t you need to back him?

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That’s an enormous question,” he added. SRH wrapped up in the final spot on the points table within the 2023 version with a fair 4 wins from 14 matches, having eight focuses on their title. They strengthened their squad ahead of another season by buying star players such as Australian southpaw Travis Head for INR 6.8 crore and Sri Lankan all-rounder Wanindu Hasaranga for INR 1.5 crore. In the meantime, SRH will begin their campaign in IPL 2024 against the Kolkata Knight Riders on Walk 23 at Eden Gardens, Kolkata.

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