Sunrisers Hyderabad head (SRH) coach Brian Lara was non-committal on opener Mayank Agarwal being appointed as captain of the side after the 2016 IPL champions roped in the former Punjab Kings skipper during the IPL 2023 mini-player auction.
Agarwal’s promotion to leadership in IPL 2022 didn’t lead to a truckload of runs with the bat as he scored just 196 runs in 13 matches at an average of 16.33, as Punjab ended the season in sixth place in the ten-team points table. In November, Agarwal was released by the side after Shikhar Dhawan was announced as the new Punjab Kings captain.
“I think that’s unfair to say. We have got a couple of senior players around the squad already. Personally, I think he has leadership qualities, but so do other players in the squad. That is a decision we haven’t taken as yet and with the auction not being over, we are not sure yet of the remaining players we will have,” said Lara in a press conference during the first break in the auction happening in Kochi.
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Hyderabad also made a huge buy-in young England batter Harry Brook, who made his T20I debut against West Indies earlier this year. In 17 innings, he has averaged 26.57 at a strike rate of 137.77 and was a part of England’s T20 World Cup-winning team in Australia.
Recently, he was named Player of the Series in England’s 3-0 Test series triumph in Pakistan for scoring three centuries on tour.
“First of all, he is in a very confident unit playing Test cricket and T20 World Cup for England. He’s growing as a player and has experience playing in Asian conditions, the PSL and he’s excelled there. I know it’s his first IPL, but I believe he’s got the goods,” added Lara.
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