Sunrisers Hyderabad have picked Alex Hales as their new captain and replacement for David Warner for this season of Indian Premier League.
The opening batsman Hales was bought for his base price of INR 1 crore from the Registered and Available Player Pool (RAPP) list. The decision was taken by SRH after Warner was banned from playing in the upcoming season of IPL by BCCI.
BCCI’s announcement was made after former Australia captain Steve Smith and vice-captain Warner were banned for 12 months by Cricket Australia after for plotting ball-tampering during the third Test against South Africa at Newlands in Cape Town.
Even before BCCI’s decision, Warner had joined Smith in the act of stepping down as captain of their respective teams in the aftermath of the ball-tampering controversy.
