{"id":19271,"date":"2014-04-02T07:15:21","date_gmt":"2014-04-02T07:15:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/?p=19271"},"modified":"2014-04-02T07:15:21","modified_gmt":"2014-04-02T07:15:21","slug":"shikhar-dhawan-to-lead-sun-risers-hyderabad-in-ipl-7","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/?p=19271","title":{"rendered":"Shikhar Dhawan to lead Sun Risers Hyderabad in IPL 7"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" alignleft size-full wp-image-16703\" src=\"https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/shikhar-dhawan-sunrisers-250.jpg\" width=\"271\" height=\"150\" alt=\"shikhar-dhawan-sunrisers-250\" style=\"margin: 4px; float: left;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/shikhar-dhawan-sunrisers-250.jpg 271w, https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/shikhar-dhawan-sunrisers-250-150x83.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 271px) 100vw, 271px\" \/>Hyderabad:The IPL excitement is snowballing with every imperative call taken for the 7th edition of Indian Premier League scheduled to kickstart from April 16th 2014. We\u2019re pleased to announce the formidable leadership team of the IPL franchise SunRisers Hyderabad with Shikhar Dhawan taking the coveted role of the skipper and befittingly supported by Darren Sammy who will spearhead as the Vice-Captain of the team.<\/p>\n<p>Shikhar Dhawan with his significant contribution as a batsman in the previous season has retained his position in the team not just as a crucial opener in the batting order but as the appropriate choice to extend his captaincy role in Champions League to the upcoming IPL as well. Shikhar Dhawan with his reputation for a mesmerising stroke-maker, who mixes power and panache in equal measure, is sure to lead the pack with his team-building leadership streak.<\/p>\n<p>Darren Sammy was an integral part of the team\u2019s success in the last season and will now ably support Shikhar Dhawan with his impressive contribution with both the bat and the ball. In top form as a right-handed batsman and a fast-medium bowler, Darren Sammy\u2019s experience in the sport as an all-rounder, as West Indies Captain of the ongoing T20 World cricket and his consecutive association with the franchise promises to lead the players as a team all the way up to the playoffs as in the previous season.<\/p>\n<p>We wish both the talented players the very best in their new role as Captain and Vice-captain of SunRisers Hyderabad in steering this season with their combined leadership qualities and team-driven approach to a winning cause.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" alignleft size-full wp-image-16703\" src=\"https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/shikhar-dhawan-sunrisers-250.jpg\" width=\"271\" height=\"150\" alt=\"shikhar-dhawan-sunrisers-250\" style=\"margin: 4px; float: left;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/shikhar-dhawan-sunrisers-250.jpg 271w, https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/shikhar-dhawan-sunrisers-250-150x83.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 271px) 100vw, 271px\" \/>Hyderabad:The IPL excitement is snowballing with every imperative call taken for the 7th edition of Indian Premier League scheduled to kickstart from April 16th 2014. We\u2019re pleased to announce the formidable leadership team of the IPL franchise SunRisers Hyderabad with Shikhar Dhawan taking the coveted role of the skipper and befittingly supported by Darren Sammy who will spearhead as the Vice-Captain of the team.<\/p>\n<p>Shikhar Dhawan with his significant contribution as a batsman in the previous season has retained his position in the team not just as a crucial opener in the batting order but as the appropriate choice to extend his captaincy role in Champions League to the upcoming IPL as well. Shikhar Dhawan with his reputation for a mesmerising stroke-maker, who mixes power and panache in equal measure, is sure to lead the pack with his team-building leadership streak.<\/p>\n<p>Darren Sammy was an integral part of the team\u2019s success in the last season and will now ably support Shikhar Dhawan with his impressive contribution with both the bat and the ball. In top form as a right-handed batsman and a fast-medium bowler, Darren Sammy\u2019s experience in the sport as an all-rounder, as West Indies Captain of the ongoing T20 World cricket and his consecutive association with the franchise promises to lead the players as a team all the way up to the playoffs as in the previous season.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":16703,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":true,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"tdm_status":"","tdm_grid_status":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[67],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-19271","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-cricket-cricket"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Shikhar Dhawan to lead Sun Risers Hyderabad in IPL 7 - IndianSportsNews.com - Latest Updated Sports News &amp; Sports Blogs of Cricket, Hockey, Golf, Football, Tennis &amp; Other Sports<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/?p=19271\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Shikhar Dhawan to lead Sun Risers Hyderabad in IPL 7 - IndianSportsNews.com - Latest Updated Sports News &amp; Sports Blogs of Cricket, Hockey, Golf, Football, Tennis &amp; Other Sports\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Hyderabad:The IPL excitement is snowballing with every imperative call taken for the 7th edition of Indian Premier League scheduled to kickstart from April 16th 2014. 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