| WILLIAMSON | Kiwi batsman and captain who took over the SRH captaincy midway through IPL 2021 |
| MARSH | Australian all rounder who dropped out of IPL 2021 citing bio-bubble fatigue |
| PETERHANDSCOMB | Victoria batsman and captain, recalled Tests for the 2023 tour of India (5,9) |
| DRAVID | Rahul ......, retired Indian Test batsman and captain (6) |
| CROWE | Martin, New Zealand cricketer who took over the captaincy in 1990 (5) |
| CHESTERALANARTHUR | Who took over the presidency of the US on the assassination of Garfield? (7,4,6) |
| DEBRETT | Bookseller who took over the editorship of The New Peerage from John Almon and put his own name to it (7) |
| SYLVESTERMCCOY | Scotsman who took over the title role of Doctor Who in 1987 (9,5) |
| BUTTLER | Hard-hitting batsman and wicketkeeper who is the Royals' vice-captain in the 2021 IPL |
| AARON | ___ Anthony, actor who took over the role of Emmerdale's Ellis Chapman in 2019 (5) |
| ALAINPROST | Racing driver who took over the French Ligier team in 1997 |
| WILLIAMANDMARY | Monarchs who took over the British throne in 1689 (7,3,4) |
| BAILEY | Australian batsman and Kings XI captain who led them to the finals of the 2014 IPL |
| BHUVI | Twice Purple Cap holder and leading wicket taker for the SRH, as he is known in short |
| RASHID | Afghani mystery spinner and mainstay of the SRH bowling attack (first name only) |
| HAL | Steinbrenner who took over the Yankees in 2010 |
| WATSON | CSK's Player of the Final who scored a century and helped beat SRH in the 2018 IPL final |
| ARCHER | Who ended up with the worst figures till date in IPL history in the match between RR and SRH held on March 23, 2025? (6) |
| WYNJONES | Alun, Welsh rugby union lock and captain who is the alltime most-capped player (3,5) |
| CASILLAS | Spanish goalkeeper and captain who led them to back-to-back Euro titles in 2008 and 2012 |
