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Shikhar Dhawan to lead Sunrisers Hyderabad in Champions League Twenty20

Dhawan was entrusted with the responsibility after Sangakkara chose Kandurata Maroons.

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Batting sensation Shikhar Dhawan will captain Sunrisers Hyderabad in this year’s Champions League Twenty20 cricket tournament to begin on Tuesday.

The left-handed opener has been entrusted with the responsibility after Sri Lankan veteran Kumar Sangakkara decided to play for his home side Kandurata Maroons in upcoming tournament.

“Meet the new #SRH Captain for #CLT20! Utho,Chalo,Let’s #RiseUp!” read a post on Sunrisers Hyderabad team’s Twitter handle today with Dhawan’s picture below it.

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Dhawan will lead the Hyderabad outfit which boasts of players like former West Indies skipper Darren Sammy,J P Duminy,Dale Steyn,Cameron White etc.

Dhawan has been in phenomenal form ever since scoring a blistering 187 on his Test debut against Australia in Mohali.

Dhawan,who missed the first seven matches of th is year’s Indian Premier League due to a hand injury sustained in the Mohali Test,was the leading run-getter for Sunrisers,scoring 311 runs in 10 matches at 38.87.

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