Daniel Vettori, a former captain of New Zealand, has been named the head coach of SunRisers Hyderabad (SRH) ahead of the 2024 Indian Premier League (IPL) season. Despite managing a significant squad revamp. The team finished last in the standings in 2023 for the second time in three seasons.
The hiring serves as confirmation that Brian Lara has left the coaching staff. After Tom Moody left the organization at the end of the 2022 season. The illustrious West Indies hitter joined the team as their batting coach and strategic adviser before being appointed head coach.
Through a series of tweets on social media, the team officially announced the reorganization of the coaching staff.
“Kiwi great Daniel Vettori is the new head coach of the #OrangeArmy. Welcome, coach!”
We say goodbye to Brian Lara as our two-year relationship with him comes to an end. I appreciate your support of the Sunrisers. We wish you success in your next endeavors.
The Australian men’s national team presently has Daniel Vettori as their spin bowling coach and assistant. From 2014 to 2018, he served as the Royal Challengers Bangalore’s (RCB) manager for four years. During that time, he led the team to its third final, which occurred in the 2016 season.
The Caribbean Premier League (CPL) team Barbados Royals and the Dublin Chiefs in the Euro T20 Slam Tournament were among the teams Vettori has coached in the past.
With Daniel Vettori’s appointment, SRH anticipates a significant change for the better
The 2016 IPL winners, were formerly thought of as one of the competition’s most reliable clubs. Have seen a significant fall from favor. The recent departures of David Warner, Rashid Khan, and Kane Williamson have had a significant impact on the Orange Army.
Prior to the mega-auction, the team decided to keep Kane Williamson, Abdul Samad, and Umran Malik after finishing last in the 2021 season. They completely rebuilt their team with one of the largest budgets, including current captain Aiden Markram, Marco Jansen, Nicholas Pooran, and Rahul Tripathi.
In the 2023 mini-auction, SRH took things a step further by recruiting high-profile players like Harry Brook and Mayank Agarwal. It was clear that the setting as a whole, meanwhile, lacked cohesiveness.
It was maybe brought to light when captain Aiden Markram was unable to provide an explanation for Umran Malik’s exclusion from the starting lineup during the home match against RCB.
Honestly, I’m not sure. He certainly possesses the X factor and bowls around 150 kph, but I’m not really sure what goes on behind the scenes, the South African stated at the time.
Currently serving as the West Indies team’s performance mentor and in charge of the team’s matches against India is Brian Lara.
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