Vettori is one of the few coaches in world cricket to hold a permanent assistant position in an international team and at the same time be the full-time head coach of an IPL franchise and the full-time head coach of a team. of the Hundred in Birmingham Phoenix.
“We are very supportive of Dan’s role as head coach of Sunrisers Hyderabad,” a spokesperson for the Australian team told ESPNcricinfo. “Dan will complete the final preparation for the first Test before attending the IPL auction. He will then be with the team for the remainder of the Border Gavaskar Trophy.”
The prioritization of the IPL auction over a Test match, as well as the scheduling of the auction in Saudi Arabia during an Australia-India Test, is a sign of the times. Ponting and Langer, who work as commentators at Australian broadcaster Channel Seven, will also miss part of the test to attend the auction as head coaches of Punjab Kings and Lucknow Super Giants.
Vettori has missed certain series in recent years due to his franchise commitments with replacement coaches seconded to work with Australia. However, this will be the first time he will leave mid-Test to attend the IPL auction as he was able to fulfill his duties for Australia this time last year against Pakistan before flying to India for the inter-match auction.
Vettori was on deck with the Australia team on their first day of training at the WACA ground on Monday, working closely with the bowling unit while also bowling left-arm orthodox deliveries to batsmen in preparation to face Ravindra Jadeja in the Perth Test.
