The latest update means Sunrisers will have a fourth head coach in six seasons, with Tom Moody (2019 and 2022), Trevor Bayliss (2020 and 2021), and Lara (2023) preceding Vettori. Lara had replaced Moody ahead of the 2023 IPL season, but the side finished last (tenth) with four wins and ten losses.

Right now, Vettori is head coach of the Birmingham Phoenix men’s team at the Hundred, and since May 2022 has been with the Australia men’s national side. His coaching resume also includes head coaching stints with Barbados Royals in the CPL, Brisbane Heat in the Big Bash and Middlesex in the Vitality Blast, alongside spin-bowling consultancy roles with Bangladesh.

Since IPL 2021, they have won only 13 games while losing 29. From 2016 (when they were champions) to 2020, Sunrisers reached the playoff every season, but have failed to replicate that success since. They are now hoping to end a three-season streak of finishing outside the top four under Vettori and, as it stands, are currently captained by Aiden Markram of South Africa.