England World Cup-winning coach Trevor Bayliss has been named as the chief coach of Indian Premier League (IPL) franchise Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH). On Thursday (July 18), the SRH has confirmed the signing of Bayliss, who is serving as a head coach for the Three Lions.
Meanwhile, Bayliss has replaced Tom Mood, who has been serving as the head coach for one-time IPL champions, SRH.
“After very careful consideration, the Sunrisers franchise has decided to take a different direction with the Head Coaching role and will be parting ways with the services of Tom Moody,” the Hyderabad franchise stated in a release.
The Australian has been associated with SRH since 2013. Under his tutelage, SRH won the title in 2016 when David Warner led the Hyderabad- based franchise.
Earlier, the reports suggest that Bayliss will join three-time IPL champions Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR).
Pertinently, Bayliss had played a crucial role during his heydays with Sri Lanka. Based on experience, he had further led England to their maiden title on July 14, 2019, at iconic Lord’s Cricket Stadium in London.
Recently, Bayliss had maintained that he will part ways with England post Ashes series. In the past, Bayliss had served KKR. Under him, KKR had won two trophies following his association with the Kolkata-based team in 2012.
SRH looking forward to Trevor Bayliss’ association:
In the Big Bash League (BBL), Bayliss has helped Sydney Sixers to win the BBL title and the Champions League trophy respectively.
“Trevor Bayliss, England’s 2019 World Cup-winning coach, has been appointed Head Coach of Sunrisers Hyderabad. Trevor has already won 2 IPL trophies with KKR. And has also won the Big Bash League and Champions trophy with Sydney Sixers. He is a proven winner. We feel that his successful track record will be ideal in taking Sunrisers Hyderabad forward,” the release added.
The franchise has also expressed gratitude to Moody for playing an imperative role in the team set-up. The Kane Williamson-led side had featured in five play-offs. Subsequently, it reflects how Moody had proved his credentials while having a plethora of experience on his back.
Also, the SRH management has wished Moody good luck in his future endeavours.
“We would like to thank Tom Moody who has made an enormous impact with the franchise helping us achieve 5 playoff appearances over the past 7 years, including a much-treasured championship in 2016. We would also like to thank him for his work ethic and leadership over our journey. And wish him all the success moving forward,” franchise’s statement concluded.
In the IPL 2019, SRH had finished fourth in the team standings with nine wins in 14 matches.
