Dale Steyn Leaves Sunrisers Hyderabad Ahead of IPL 2025 Dale Steyn Leaves Sunrisers Hyderabad Ahead of IPL 2025
Dale Steyn Leaves Sunrisers Hyderabad Ahead of IPL 2025

October 21, 2024

Dale Steyn Leaves Sunrisers Hyderabad Ahead of IPL 2025

Dale Steyn, the former South African fast bowler, will not be returning as the bowling coach for Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) in the IPL 2025 season. However, he will remain involved with the Sunrisers Eastern Cape franchise in the SA20 league. Steyn took on the coaching role before the 2022 season but stepped down for IPL 2024 due to personal reasons, with former New Zealand bowler James Franklin stepping in as his replacement.

“A big thank you to Sunrisers Hyderabad for my few years with them as bowling coach at the IPL, unfortunately, I won’t be returning for IPL 2025,” Steyn said on X (formerly Twitter). “However, I will continue to work with Sunrisers Eastern Cape in the SA20 here in South Africa. Two time winners here in SA20, let’s try make it three in a row.”

Dale Steyn was appointed as the bowling coach for Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) under head coach Tom Moody in late 2021. In 2023, Brian Lara replaced Moody as head coach, and ahead of the 2024 season, Daniel Vettori was announced as the new head coach. Under Vettori’s leadership, SRH reached their first final since 2018 but lost to the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR).

During Steyn’s tenure with the Sunrisers Eastern Cape, the team won the first two SA20 titles in 2023 and 2024. Steyn has played for several franchises in the IPL, including SRH, Royal Challengers Bangalore, and the now-defunct Gujarat Lions and Deccan Chargers.

On Wednesday, ESPNcricinfo reported that SRH is set to retain key players Heinrich Klaasen, captain Pat Cummins, and Abhishek Sharma ahead of the IPL mega auction scheduled for later this year.

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Cricket Australia Takes Its Time to Find a New CEO

Cricket Australia (CA) reported a smaller-than-expected loss of AU$31.9 million for the last financial year, despite preparing for two exciting upcoming summers featuring India and England. Chairman Mike Baird is not in a hurry to find a successor for outgoing CEO Nick Hockley, who addressed his final Annual General Meeting (AGM) as the sport’s leader on Thursday.

Hockley announced his departure last August and initially indicated a flexible exit date in March. CA has begun a global search for his replacement, with Todd Greenberg, head of the players’ union and former NRL CEO, emerging as the leading candidate. There is also reported interest from other executives within CA. Hockley is willing to extend his tenure beyond March if a suitable replacement is not found by then.

“The process is under way,” Baird said. “There is not surprisingly a huge amount of interest in the role. We will run through that in a considered way as a board, there is no rush.

“We want to make sure we get the right person for the next phase. Nick remains here and has a huge amount to do. We expect to be able to meet the timeline, but we’re very relaxed.”

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Cricket Australia’s (CA) annual loss was anticipated, as it was always expected to be a challenging year, especially with no tours from England or India last summer. The loss of AU$31.9 million was also higher than the deficit from the 2022-23 season, which benefited from the revenue generated by hosting the men’s T20 World Cup.

As a result, CA’s cash reserves now stand at AU$25.7 million. The financial impact of the COVID-19 pandemic has been significant, with estimates suggesting that it has cost the sport around AU$100 million.

“The expectation is at the end of these two years we will have reserves in excess of $70 million,” Baird said. “It’s obviously a huge uplift relative to where we have been … we’re very bullish about the next two [summers] and it’s reflected in the forecast.”

Nick Hockley emphasized that steps have been taken to enhance Cricket Australia’s (CA) budget resilience in summers without India or England. This includes initiatives such as creating new content, making investments, implementing cost-saving measures, and expanding digital assets.

Chairman Mike Baird also announced that Australia is moving forward with plans for a Test fund with the ICC, aimed at supporting countries outside the “big three” (Australia, England, and India) and safeguarding the future of Test cricket.

During Thursday’s meeting, CA directors Lachlan Henderson, Greg Rowell, and Clea Smith were re-elected, while fellow director Paul Green announced that he would be stepping down soon.

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