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“In light of recent events, David Warner has stepped down as captain of SunRisers Hyderabad. The new captain of the… https://t.co/iscgEnDIIU — SunRisers Hyderabad (@SunRisers) 1522217702000

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NEW DELHI: In the wake of the ball tampering controversy , David Warner , one of three Australians accused, has stepped down as captain of IPL franchise Sunrisers Hyderabad ahead of the 2018 Indian Premier League. The news was confirmed by the franchise via twitter on Wednesday."In light of recent events, David Warner has stepped down as captain of SunRisers Hyderabad. The new captain of the Team will be announced shortly.” – K.Shanmugam, CEO, SunRisers Hyderabad," the tweet read.The tweet also mentioned that Warner's replacement will be named soon and it is likely that Shikhar Dhawan, who captained the franchise during 2014, will emerge as the fruntrunner for the post.Warner, who was bought by the franchise in 2014 for Rs 5.5 crore, was appointed captain of Sunrisers Hyderabad ahead of the 2015 season and led them to their maiden IPL title triumph in 2016 where they beat Royal Challengers Bangalore by eight runs in the final. For Sunrisers alone, Warner has scored 2579 runs across four editions and holds the records for the most runs by an overseas player (4014), most half-centuries (35) and the highest individual score by a captain (126) in the IPL.Warner's stepping down comes two days after his Australian captain Steve Smith relinquished his role as captain of Rajasthan Royals and was replaced by Ajinkya Rahane.Cricket Australia, on Tuesday, announced that Smith, Warner and Cameron Bancroft will fly back to Australia and have no further role to play in the ongoing tour of South Africa. Speaking to reporters assembled inside a Johannesburg hotel on Tuesday, the CA CEO James Sutherland said that the board will be "in a position to announce sanctions" in the next 24 hours and that "as a matter of emergency" its investigation will be completed by Wednesday morning and the quantum of punishment for the trio will be revealed too. It is also assumed that if long-term sanctions are handed to Smith and Warner, it will automatically mean that the two cricketers will not be part of this year's IPL in any capacity.Earlier, multi-national electronics company LG had opted not to renew its contract with Warner following the scandal.