Daniel Vettori has taken over the position of head coach at Sunrisers Hyderabad in the IPL, succeeding Brian Lara. Vettori, who previously served as the head coach of Royal Challengers Bangalore between 2014 and 2018, is presently employed as the assistant coach for the Australia men’s team.
Sunrisers will have a fourth head coach in six seasons, with Tom Moody (2019 and 2022), Trevor Bayliss (2020 and 2021), and Lara (2023) preceding Vettori. Lara had replaced Moody ahead of the 2023 IPL season, but the side finished last (tenth) with four wins and ten losses.
Currently, Daniel Vettori holds the role of head coach for the Birmingham Phoenix men’s team in The Hundred, and he has been a part of the Australia men’s national team since May 2022. Vettori’s coaching experience encompasses various positions, such as being the head coach for Barbados Royals in the CPL, leading Brisbane Heat in the Big Bash League, and heading Middlesex in the Vitality Blast. He also served as a spin-bowling consultant for the Bangladesh men’s national team during a certain period.
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Daniel Vettori’s Impact as Head Coach
In his previous run as a head coach in the IPL, Vettori helped RCB get into the playoffs in 2015 and the final in 2016 where, incidentally, they lost to Sunrisers.
This is now the third high-profile coaching appointment in the IPL ahead of the 2024 season, with Justin Langer taking control from Andy Flower at Lucknow Super Giants Later, Flower joined RCBin the same role.
Sunrisers have had a lean time of it in the IPL in recent years, perhaps explaining the revolving door for the coaches. Since IPL 2021, they have won only 13 games while losing 29.
From 2016 (when they were champions) to 2020, Sunrisers reached the playoffs every season, but they have failed to replicate that success since. They will now hope to end a three-season streak of finishing outside the top four with the combination of Vettori and captain Aiden Markram at the helm.
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