Former Australian cricketer Tom Moody is not returning to the Indian Premier League (IPL) as Sunrisers Hyderabad's (SRH) head coach for the 2023 season, the club announced on Saturday, September 3. He has been replaced by the legendary Brian Lara, who was previously on the coaching staff, the franchise said in a different social media post.
Moody and SRH parted ways mutually and Lara, who was previously the side's strategic advisor and batting coach during the 2022 IPL season, has been promoted to the top position.
"As his term with us draws to an end, we would like to thank Tom for his contributions to SRH. It has been a much-cherished journey over the years, and we wish him the very best for future endeavours," SRH said in their farewell post on social media.
In his first stint with SRH from 2013 to 2019, he helped the side reach the playoffs five times, winning the trophy in 2016. He was then replaced by fellow Australian Trevor Bayliss as head coach in 2020 but returned to SRH as director of cricket in 2022.
But, with the team finishing at the bottom of the league table with just three wins, Moody was elevated to the coach's position. Things didn't end well for Moody in his second stint as head coach as the Sunrisers ended the season in the eighth position out of 10 teams, with six wins and eight defeats.
Moody will now join Desert Vipers, one of the six franchises in the ILT20, after being recently appointed as its director of cricket.
The tournament is scheduled to be held in the UAE in January next year.
