Irfan Pathan guided out a few imperfections with Sunrisers Hyderabad's choice toward reporting Pat Cummins as their skipper for IPL 2024.
Irfan Pathan wouldn't fret about Sunrisers Hyderabad's choice to name Pat Cummins as their new chief for IPL 2024 however the previous India all-rounder brought up specific issues he feels will sneak in with the new arrangement. Cummins takes over SRH captaincy from Aiden Markram, who didn't have the best of seasons last year with the group wrapping up with the wooden spoon. In any case, with SRH's sister group, the Sunrisers Eastern Cape, Markram has had a demonstrated record, driving them to consecutive SA20 titles in 2023 and 2024, and that is where Pathan's perspective checks out.
Plus, the way that Cummins, regardless of being a demonstrated pioneer last year, held the Cinders last year against Britain and drove Australia to two Big showdowns – the World Test Title and the 2023 World Cup – doesn't have the certifications in T20 cricket is where SRH might have lost track of what's most important, figures Pathan.
“At the point when you discuss the initiative, you would have no desire to in a perfect world think past Cummins. Australia just won the World Cup under him; he's performed all around well in the final remaining one and a half years. However, the issue is that Cummins will look decent in general. Be that as it may, about T20 administration, there's nothing. His presentation isn't the best in T20 cricket and his IPL numbers aren't respectable either,” Pathan said on Star Sports.
“So there will be a test. What is SRH thinking? They've taken a major action here. Assuming Cummins is made chief, what might be said about Markram? You gave him captaincy only for one year, so wouldn't you need to back him? That is an unavoidable issue.”
Cummins' captaincy to upset group mix?
SRH purchased six players at the IPL 2024 sale in December, which takes their count of abroad players to 8. Furthermore, oh rapture, this rundown involves many large names. There is Markram, yet additionally any semblance of Travis Head, Wanindu Hasaranga, Marco Jansen, and Heinrich Klaasen, players who are tailor-made for T20 cricket. With only 4 openings in the Playing XI, and Cummins taking up them as skipper, Pathan ponders who comes in and who goes out.
“Assuming the two of them play, [Wanindu] Hasaranga will battle to make his position in the group. Indeed, even Marco Jansen could sit out because there are such a large number of abroad players. So there are a great deal of issues. SRH needs to sort out what they need to do because even Klaasen is an abroad player. What's more, I need actually that Hasaranga turn out to be essential for that Playing XI. Disregard initiative, how might Cummins proceed as a bowler? That is not yet clear,” he added.
SRH, victors of IPL 2016, start their mission against double cross bosses Kolkata Knight Riders on Walk 23.