Following David Warner’s axing as the captain of Sunrisers Hyderabad and with him not featuring in the XI against Rajasthan Royals, speculations are rife that he may not even play for the franchise again. South African pacer Dale Steyn weighed in on the subject and opined. Steyn feels this is the last time we will see Warner in the SRH jersey and reckons there is a lot happening behind closed doors that fans are not getting to know off.
“I think this will be the last time we see David Warner in an orange army (Sunrisers) shirt. It just seems like there’s definitely something happening behind closed doors that the public are not aware of. It is strange that he’s not still part of the playing XI it would be understandable if they want to change ownership in terms of the captaincy for next season (but) he’s still a phenomenal batter,” he told ESPN.
Warner, who led SRH to their maiden title in 2016, was stripped of his captaincy following poor performances this season by the side. Kane Williamson was made the captain, but that did not change the fortunes of the side as they lost to Rajasthan Royals on Sunday.
Earlier, SRH coach Trevor Bayliss said that it was a difficult and big decision to axe Warner as captain.
“Difficult decision, big decision but we wanted to try and change the makeup of the team. Try and help our bowlers with a few extra overs from another bowler. We want to stick with the same team, rather than dropping players from one or two matches,” Bayliss said after their defeat against RR in Delhi.
SRH would look to get back to winning ways to keep their playoff hopes alive.