South African pace legend Dale Steyn on Thursday arrived in India to kickstart his new journey as the bowling coach of Sunrisers Hyderabad in the Indian Premier League beginning here on March 26.
In an exclusive conversation with IndiaTV, the all-rounder seemed confident to tread a new journey in the cash-rich league- to be playing for the orange brigade under Kane Williamson's leadership.
Earlier, SunRisers Hyderabad was involved in a major controversy after they sacked David Warner as captain last season and then the batter was even ousted from the playing XI. Since the last season, Trevor Bayliss and Brad Haddin have also departed as coaches.
SRH made a late entry into the bid for the 27-year-old Guyanese all-rounder after Chennai Super Kings and Mumbai Indians made furious bids.
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SRH acquired the services of the 30-year-old batter after a prolonged war between KKR and Chennai Super Kings slugged it hard till Rs 6 crore.
Warner's 2016 IPL-winning signed jersey topped the chart with the highest bid, digital rights of the bat signed by the Mahendra Singh Dhoni-led team, which handed the country the ODI World Cup after 28 years, also attracted massive bidding.
Lara has been named strategic advisor and batting coach while Steyn has been appointed the pace bowling coach of the Sunrisers.
Rashid Khan, David Warner and Jonny Bairstow were not retained by Sunrisers Hyderabad.
Sunrisers Hyderabad assistant coach Brad Haddin feels the decision to drop David Warner during the Indian Premier League had nothing to do with matters related to cricket.
Taking to Instagram, Warner shared a heartfelt post, which included glimpses of his journey at the Orange Army.
SRH had a forgettable IPL 2021, finishing the season last with only three wins from 14 games.
On a night when SRH bowlers were taken to the cleaners by Ishan Kishan (84 runs of 32 balls) and Suryakumar Yadav (82 off 40), the Afghan all-rounder took five crucial catches while MI piled up 235/9.
Mumbai Indians beat Sunrisers Hyderabad by 42 runs in their final league fixture on Friday but still failed to qualify for the IPL play-offs. MI made 235 for nine in their must-win match against SRH.
MI, who had to beat SRH by 171 runs or more to leapfrog Kolkata Knight Riders on the points table and qualify for the play-offs, could only limit Hyderabad outfit to 193/8 after putting 235 on the board.
Mumbai Indians registered a comfortable victory over the Sunrisers Hyderabad but failed to qualify for the playoffs.
Mumbai Indians captain Rohit Sharma won the toss and elected to bat first against Sunrisers Hyderabad at Sheikh Zayed Stadium on Friday. Mumbai need to win by 171 runs or more to have a shot at qualifying for the playoffs.
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