
Hyderabad's captainKane Williamson said that the departure of Australian David Warner and England'sJonny Bairstow will be "big losses" for his side as the Orange Army is looking to book a berth in the playoffs.
"Without a doubt Warner and Bairstow will be big losses, they are world class players. We knew at the start of the tournament that we will lose them at the back end of the tournament and new guys will come in then," Williamson said.
Both the batsmen will leave for their respective countries owing to the preparations for the cricket World Cup, which will begin from May 30.
"The two at the top have been doing it all season, hopefully, they can continue, they were outstanding. It's been an absolute pleasure to watch the two at the top hit the ball like that," Williamson added.
So far inseason'srun-scorers' list of the ongoing edition of IPL,Warner and Bairstow are sitting at the first and second spots respectively.
Warner has scored a total of517 runs at an average of 73.85 and a staggering strike rate of 148.56 from nine games. He will leave for Australian at the end of April.
While Bairstow, who scored 445 runs with a strike rate of 158.36, will leave for England after Hyderabad's match against Chennai.