
Pacer Bhuvneshwar Kumar will lead the Hyderabad team against MS Dhoni-led Chennai on Wednesday as their regular captain Kane Williamson has returned home due to personal tragedy.
As per the reports, he is likely to return to the squad ahead of the team's next match against Rajasthan on April 21.
Earlier in the season, Kumar had led the team earlier also when Williamson was unavailable due to a shoulder injury.
Bangladeshi cricketer Shakib Al Hasan has replaced Williamson for the match against Chennai.
Also, Manish Pandey has been added to the playing XI at the place of Shahbaz Nadeem.
Chennai have lost two matches in a row and they would be slightly under pressure when they clash with in-form Hyderabad at their home turf.
Despite two consecutive losses, Chennai still sit pretty at the top of the points table with 14 points from 10 games.
But it will be a tough ask for them against Hyderabad, who would be riding high on confidence after their comprehensive victory against Kolkata.