Warner, declared the chief plotter of the infamous incident, was the captain of SRH last season. The opener has been banned for a year and ruled out of any leadership role in future due to the incident. Williamson captaining Sunrisers means there will be one overseas leader in the IPL and seven Indian captains.

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