Franklin replaces Steyn as Sunrisers' bowling coach for IPL 2024

Former New Zealand allrounder James Franklin will replace Dale Steyn as the bowling coach of Sunrisers Hyderabad in IPL 2024. ESPNcricinfo has learned that Steyn, who was appointed in the role by Sunrisers in 2022, has pulled out for personal reasons. For Franklin, who played for Mumbai Indians in 2011 and 2012, this will be his most memorable training stretch at the IPL. At Sunrisers, Franklin, a previous left-arm crease bowling allrounder, will interface up with Daniel Vettori, who was selected as the lead trainer by the establishment after the 2023 season. The pair has recently cooperated at both Middlesex (region cricket) as well as Birmingham Phoenix (the Hundred). Franklin had likewise filled in as a lead trainer at Durham, and at present is at the PSL as an associate mentor at Islamabad Joined together. Sunrisers have a large group of quicks in their positions including Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Pat Cummins, Marco Jansen, Umran Malik, T Natarajan, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Jaydev Unadkat and the uncapped Indian Akash Singh. The spinners' part incorporate Wanindu Hasaranga, Washington Sundar and Shahbaz Ahmed. Vettori and Franklin will be defied with a solid test considering Sunrisers had completed eighth in 2022 and slid further to 10th last year. One critical contributing variable for the group's relapse has been the successive change in administration. Previous Australia allrounder Tom Grouchy was supplanted last year by previous West Indies commander Brian Lara, who was dropped after only one season. Heading into the 2023 player sell off, Sunrisers delivered one of their most senior players in Kane Williamson, who had driven the establishment since David Warner was delivered in 2021. Williamson played for Sunrisers for eight seasons, including the title-winning altercation 2016 and was held in 2022 as their most costly player. Since last season, South Africa player Aiden Markram has held the captaincy.