Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) were not at their best as the side registered only one win in 7 matches and are at the bottom of the points table in this year’s Indian Premier League (IPL 2021) which was suspended by BCCI and IPL governing council.

Even after the franchise sacked David Warner as their skipper and appointed Kane Williamson to lead the side for the remainder of the season, there was no change of fortune for the Orange Army as they lost to Rajasthan Royals (RR) by 55 runs.

Former India all-rounder Irfan Pathan who was extremely disappointed by SRH’s performance blamed Warner’s captaincy and batting for the same.

“They surprised us. They were a top-four team for me. SRH's biggest problem was David Warner's captaincy, the way he was managing the team, and the way he was batting. He was batting very cautiously,” Pathan told Star Sports.

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“When Kane Williamson was made the captain later, it means franchise was not happy with him, the way he was making the decisions,” he added.

The left-arm quick then criticized SRH for not utilizing their experienced players in middle order.

“We always talk about SRH that they don't have any experienced players in the middle. Kedar Jadhav did not play at the start although he is an experienced player. They played Suchith for a couple of matches and then again dropped him,” the 36-year-old said.

“They will have to improve their combination and they do not have an out-and-out quick bowler, who can consistently bowl around 140 kph and keep performing on flat pitches,” Pathan signed off.

(With Star Sports inputs)