David Warner Resigns as Captain of Sunrisers Hyderabad
David Warner has decided to step down as captain of Sunrisers Hyderabad following the ball-tampering row.
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David Warner, who led Sunrisers Hyderabad to the IPL title in 2016, has decided to step down as captain of the IPL franchise following the ball-tampering incident in South Africa. The franchise tweeted that the new captain for IPL 2018 will be announced shortly.
The embattled trio of Steve Smith, David Warner and Cameron Bancroft have been sent home in as Cricket Australia came down heavily on their errant captain, his deputy and young opener for orchestrating a ball-tampering conspiracy against South Africa, sullying the image of a cricket loving nation.
However, chief coach Darren Lehmann has been given a clean chit for the time being, as Cricket Australia concluded its preliminary investigations on Tuesday.
Tim Paine will captain Australia in the final Test match with reinforcements in middle-order batsman Glenn Maxwell along with openers Joe Burns and Matt Renshaw scheduled to arrive on Wednesday.
"All three players (Smith, Warner, Bancroft) that have been reported will leave tomorrow. Renshaw, Maxwell and Burns will arrive in South Africa in the next 24 hours," CA chief executive James Sutherland told a packed media conference in Johannesburg.
Sutherland informed that apart from the trio, no other player in the group had any prior knowledge about the wrongdoing.
"Contrary to inaccurate reports, Darren has not resigned. He had no prior knowledge," confirmed Sutherland.
(With inputs from PTI)