Indian Premier League (IPL) franchise Sunrisers Hyderabad on Monday introduced former New Zealand all-rounder James Franklin as its bowling coach for the upcoming season.
Franklin, a left-arm tempo bowler, replaces former South Africa pacer Dale Steyn, who took over as SRH bowling coach in 2022. Steyn has requested the franchise to present him a break for this season owing to non-public causes.
“Dale Steyn is not going to be becoming a member of us this season as a consequence of private causes and James Franklin would be the Tempo Bowling Coach for this season. Welcome on board, James!” SRH wrote on social media platform X.
Earlier on Monday, Sunrisers had introduced Australia captain Pat Cummins as its skipper for IPL 2024. Cummins replaces South Africa’s Aiden Markram, underneath whose management SRH ended on the backside of the standings final yr.
Franklin has performed for Mumbai Indians within the 2011 and 2012 seasons of the IPL, however that is his maiden stint as coach within the cash-rich league. Nonetheless, he has teaching expertise with Durham in English county cricket and within the Pakistan Tremendous League (PSL) as assistant coach of Islamabad United.
At SRH, Franklin will hyperlink up along with his former teammate Daniel Vettori, who was appointed because the crew’s head coach after IPL 2023.
The duo has labored collectively at Middlesex in county cricket in addition to with Birmingham Phoenix in The Hundred.
Franklin has performed 31 Checks, 110 ODIs and 38 T20Is for New Zealand between 2001 and 2013.