IPL 2023: Best XI of released players
Ahead of the mini-auction, the franchises have taken stern decisions by removing the names of non-performing players from their retention list.
3. Kane Williamson
After going through a disappointing 2021 season, Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) released David Warner and trusted in the New Zealand skipper Kane Williamson’s leadership qualities to lead the team in the 2022 season. This time, in the list of released players, Williamson has also made it as the franchise was expecting him to change the team’s fortunes with his captaincy and batting, but the veteran couldn’t do much for his team.
Playing 13 matches in the last season of the competition, he left the franchise struggling by amassing only 216 runs with a horrendous average of 19.64. Talking about his performance as a captain, it could be said that the SRH looked helpless by winning 6 of 14 games and wrapping up the season without qualifying for the crucial next round.
In the past, Williamson had reserved a spot in the SRH camp with the amazing 2017 season by scoring 256 runs in seven matches, with a brilliant average of 42.66. His incredible show with the bat made him credible for the team’s captaincy in 2018 in the absence of regular skipper David Warner. With the captaincy mantle, he became more responsible and notched up 735 runs in 17 games.
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