West Indies legend Brian Lara has been appointed as the head coach of Sunrisers Hyderabad for the 2023 Indian Premier League (IPL) season.
The 53-year-old, who joined the team as a betting coach and strategic advisor in 2021, replaces Tom Moody, who managed the team for the past two seasons.
“Cricket legend Brian Lara will be our coach for the next #IPL seasons,” Sunrisers Hyderabad tweeted on Saturday.
Sunrisers finished eighth in the 2022 edition of the IPL, where 10 teams competed for the first time.
The Hyderabad franchise also finished eighth in 2021, also under Australian Moody.
The team was led by Kane Williamson in 2022 and included West Indies stars Nicholas Pooran and Romario Shepherd.
Sunrisers Hyderabad have reached the IPL playoffs in six of the 10 seasons since 2013.
They were champions in 2016 and runners-up in 2018.
Lara is known as one of the greatest batsmen to have played the game.
The former West Indies captain played 131 Tests and 299 ODIs, scoring 53 international hundreds.
Lara holds the world record for the highest individual score in Test cricket (400 not out) and the highest individual score in first-class cricket (501 not out).
