Sunrisers Hyderabad revealed that former captain and opener David Warner was left shocked by his axing as considered one of his former Indian Premier League (IPL) 2021teammates, with former South African paceman Dale Steyn, suggesting that the Australian might have played his remaining sport for the membership.
Warner averages greater than 50 for the Sunrisers and captained them to their solely IPL title in 2016 however was sensationally dumped as skipper for their conflict with Rajasthan Royals on Sunday (May 2), having managed only one win from their first six video games.
“We’ve come to a conclusion that the two overseas batters (Bairstow and Williamson), allrounder (Nabi) and Rashid Khan is the best combination. We’ve looked at it closely,” SRH head coach Tom Moody informed host broadcasters Star Sports forward of the Sunrisers’ newest defeat.
“He was obviously shocked and disappointed. And we’d be disappointed if he wasn’t feeling that way. As it goes with elite sportsmen, they want to be playing and proving themselves and doing the best they can for the team. But he has come to terms with the logic behind what we are trying to achieve from a team’s perspective and has been terrific since. He has rallied around the team and, more importantly, the team has rallied around him,” the former Australia all-rounder added.
Steyn, who played 37 IPL video games for Sunrisers Hyderabad in three seasons between 2013-15, instructed the franchise might not have taken kindly to Warner labelling Manish Pandey’s omission for a match towards Delhi Capitals last month a ‘harsh call’.
“I don’t know whether David may have questioned some of the decisions they had made,” Steyn informed ESPNCricinfo. “Maybe when Manish Pandey was not noted, I heard him say one thing alongside the traces of ‘It wasn’t his decision’ … Sometimes administration don’t respect that.
“The captain of the team also 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. I don’t know,” Steyn added.
Number of leaders in group, says Kane Williamson
Warner was stripped of SRH captaincy on Saturday (May 1) after the staff misplaced 5 out of its first six matches and Williamson’s elevation to the put up hasn’t modified the fortunes because it sufferer a 55-run defeat in the arms of Rajasthan Royals.
“There are number of leaders in the group. It’s important we stay tight. And for us it is about building as a side and make adjustments,” Williamson seemed a bit uncomfortable on Warner query throughout the post-match presentation.
The skipper mentioned that the staff must be clear about methods and execution. “Rather than over-search for the win, we just have to be clear about how we need to operate. Warner is a world class player and we have our cards on the table. I am sure there are a number of conversations to be had,” Williamson at greatest was evasive.
