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.

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 this 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.

source: http://www.business-standard.com / Business Standard / Home> PTI Stories> National> News / by Press Trust of India / Hyderabad – September 14th, 2013