Unhappy Katich tenders resignation from SRH assistant coachs post over baffling auction big buys
New Delhi Feb 18 PTI Indian Premier League franchise Sunrisers Hyderabad is once again in news for all the wrong reasons after former Australian batter Simon Katich resigned from the post of assistant coach after reportedly being unhappy with some of the sides hefty auction buys Katich who along with West Indies legend Brian Lara and former India batter Hemang Badani were added to the SRH coaching group headed by Tom Moody and Muttah Muralitharan resigned immediately after the auction The SRH management headed by Kavya Maran hasnt yet issued any public statement whether Katichs resignation has been accepted or if he will be requested to reconsider his decision The Australian reported that Katichs resignation was primarily due to the fact that the pre-auction strategy discussed wasnt followed at the two-day auction where SRH had some whopping big buys like Nicholas Pooran Rs 1075 crore Washington Sundar 875 crore and Rahul Tripathi 850 crore Some of the SRH big buys have been baffling although its not always a players quality but the auction dynamics that determines the final price of a player Left-handed spin bowling all-rounder Abhishek Sharmas Rs 675 crore deal also grabbed eye balls Abhishek is being looked as a potential opener for this edition of IPL The 21-year-old hasnt done anything in his four seasons in the league which would warrant such a steep price and many were shocked at Poorans bid after he had endured one of the worst IPL seasons in the UAE last time round SRHs three retentions have also come under scanner as they couldnt convince their best performer spinner Rashid Khan to stay back while keeping New Zealand captain Kane Williamson who has a recurrent elbow condition Add to that they kept two Kashmiri youngsters pacer Urman Malik more for his raw pace and Abdul Samad for his big hitting prowess for Rs 4 crore each Even Romario Shepherd who might not get a start was bought for over a million dollars Rs 775 crore based on his CPL exploits The SRH management was embroiled in the controversy last year when they stripped David Warner from captaincy and then unceremoniously dumped him from the playing eleven during the second phase in the UAE The Australian who led SRH to its only IPL title in 2016 was also not allowed to sit in the dug-out Coach Trevor Bayliss and assistant coach Brad Haddin were not retained after the season but Moody who was the Director of Cricket back then is now head coach and Muralitharan stayed back as the premier brains in the team management PTI KHS KHS APA APA
New Delhi Feb 18 PTI Indian Premier League franchise Sunrisers Hyderabad is once again in news for all the wrong reasons after former Australian batter Simon Katich resigned from the post of assistant coach after reportedly being unhappy with some of the sides hefty auction buys Katich who along with West Indies legend Brian Lara and former India batter Hemang Badani were added to the SRH coaching group headed by Tom Moody and Muttah Muralitharan resigned immediately after the auction The SRH management headed by Kavya Maran hasnt yet issued any public statement whether Katichs resignation has been accepted or if he will be requested to reconsider his decision The Australian reported that Katichs resignation was primarily due to the fact that the pre-auction strategy discussed wasnt followed at the two-day auction where SRH had some whopping big buys like Nicholas Pooran Rs 1075 crore Washington Sundar 875 crore and Rahul Tripathi 850 crore Some of the SRH big buys have been baffling although its not always a players quality but the auction dynamics that determines the final price of a player Left-handed spin bowling all-rounder Abhishek Sharmas Rs 675 crore deal also grabbed eye balls Abhishek is being looked as a potential opener for this edition of IPL The 21-year-old hasnt done anything in his four seasons in the league which would warrant such a steep price and many were shocked at Poorans bid after he had endured one of the worst IPL seasons in the UAE last time round SRHs three retentions have also come under scanner as they couldnt convince their best performer spinner Rashid Khan to stay back while keeping New Zealand captain Kane Williamson who has a recurrent elbow condition Add to that they kept two Kashmiri youngsters pacer Urman Malik more for his raw pace and Abdul Samad for his big hitting prowess for Rs 4 crore each Even Romario Shepherd who might not get a start was bought for over a million dollars Rs 775 crore based on his CPL exploits The SRH management was embroiled in the controversy last year when they stripped David Warner from captaincy and then unceremoniously dumped him from the playing eleven during the second phase in the UAE The Australian who led SRH to its only IPL title in 2016 was also not allowed to sit in the dug-out Coach Trevor Bayliss and assistant coach Brad Haddin were not retained after the season but Moody who was the Director of Cricket back then is now head coach and Muralitharan stayed back as the premier brains in the team management PTI KHS KHS APA APA
