South Africa quick bowling legend and former Sunrisers Hyderabad pacer Dale Steyn has questioned the IPL franchise’s determination to alleviate David Warner of crew captaincy after which dropping him altogether from their taking part in 11.
Warner was axed as captain after SRH managed only one win from their first six matches of IPL 2021 with New Zealand’s Kane Williamson handed over the reins. Williamson led the crew in opposition to Rajasthan Royals on Sunday for the primary time this season however the consequence was unchanged as they slumped to their sixth loss in seven matches.
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“There’s something going on there — I don’t know what’s going on there, really,” the South African nice informed ESPNcricinfo.
Warner had final month criticized SRH selectors’ determination to drop Manish Pandey from the taking part in 11. The Australian didn’t specify who he was speaking about particularly.
Steyn feels Warner could have paid the value for talking out in opposition to the crew administration overtly. “I don’t know whether David may have questioned some of the decisions they had made, maybe when Manish Pandey was left out. I heard him say something along the lines of it wasn’t his decision or it was out of his hands. Sometimes management don’t appreciate that,” Steyn mentioned.
He continued, “The captain of the team needs to take ownership of this squad and know who is going out onto the field, and sometimes that gets taken out of their hands. It seems like there’s definitely something happening behind closed doors that the public are not aware of.”
Steyn’s idea echoes with former New Zealand pacer Simon Doull who has additionally proposed the same purpose for Warner being sacked as captain.
“I think there must have been a falling out somewhere along the lines and not with the team, there has to be a falling out with the coaching structure,” Doull informed Cricbuzz. “After what he said in that game about leaving Manish Pandey out, it was not his decision at all, he didn’t want to do it clearly. And basically, you passed the buck, you blamed it on someone else and I think he has paid the price for that.”
Meanwhile, SRH proceed to languish on the backside of the IPL 2021 factors desk with their path in the direction of playoffs getting narrower with every passing sport.
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