Trevor Bayliss is considered as a master tactician. He has played a huge role in transforming the England team in their approach to the shorter formats between 2015 and 2019 capping it with the ICC World Cup triumph in 2019.
Trevor Bayliss, the much-decorated Australian who replaced Tom Moody as their Head Coach of Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) from this year, has declared that Sunrisers can win the Indian Premier League (IPL 2020) trophy this year.
“SRH has one of the best teams in the tournament. The team which has players of the caliber of Warner, Williamson, Rashid Khan can of course win the title, why not. The wickets are going to be on the slower side and that can suit our squad” The 57-year-old Bayliss said.
Bayliss knows about the wickets in UAE very well as he was at the helm of Kolkata Knight Riders team during their 2014 leg here when Knights went on to win the title under his guidance. Bayliss guided the Knights to IPL triumphs in 2012 and 2014 before taking up the England assignment.
The head coach of SRH during the team’s virtual session also declared that he is also looking forward to working with his illustrious support staff comprising of Laxman and bowling coach Muttiah Muralitharan.
‘‘They are two absolute greats of the game,’’ said Bayliss, who reported to the beachfront team hotel on Friday and is now going through the mandatory quarantine period.
