When asked about Umran Malik’s absence from the match against RCB, SRH skipper Aiden Markram said he wasn’t sure.
Umran Malik, one of the most promising pacers in Indian cricket, was expected to elevate his career in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023, but his results have been far from satisfactory.
Aiden Markram, the captain of Sunrisers Hyderabad, had no idea why Umran was not in the starting lineup for Thursday’s match against Royal Challengers Bangalore.
When asked about Umran’s absence and Makram’s ignorance, retired Indian cricketer Virender Sehwag gave a troubling response.
Even though Sehwag acknowledged that Umran was left out of the team due to poor play. He believes that something happened behind the scenes that led to his exclusion from the match against RCB.
Yet, the way that Markram didn’t know about the explanation lets one know that something was not right among Umran and the SRH executives.
“I feel you can do anything behind the scene that is your life. You assume you are acting in the ground and you are buckling down for it, that is significant for me. When I was a coach or mentor,
I believed that while I wanted you to give your all on the field. I had no interest in what you did off the field because that was your life.
“Behind the scenes” was a phrase I had no idea what it meant. Perhaps that he (Umran) had a disagreement with the administration or perhaps there was some bad conduct, then that is terrible.
You were given a chance, but you didn’t take advantage of it. Now you have to wait for your next chance.
On Cricbuzz, Sehwag stated, “Your performance should shut the mouths.” Additionally, Sehwag observed parallels between the current circumstance and the David Warner-SRH management case from last year.
“I think David Warner also said something similar. This was a similar language, just Markram put it in a superior way,” he said.
“Markram probably really doesn’t know why Umran was dropped, or maybe he was told not to pick him.” Also, when Markram has been given not a great explanation then what else will he say,” he added.
Due to their loss to RCB, SRH is still last in the points table. Having won just four of their 13 games.