'There's clearly a lot of cooks in the kitchen' - Tom Moody doesn't hold back in criticising SRH after Aiden Markram's bizarre statement on Umran Malik

SRH dropped Umran Malik after giving him only seven games, in which the speedster could manage to pick up only 5 wickets
By Chandra Moulee Das Updated: May 18, 2023, 23:19 IST
Ever since being left out last month, Umran hasn’t been seen for the Orange army.
 

Sunrisers Hyderabad had a disappointing campaign in the ongoing IPL 2023 and has been eliminated from the playoffs race. However, much of it is being accounted to strange decisions taken by the management. Of them, the one which has come to fore is the absence of pace sensation Umran Malik from the playing XI. 

The 23-year-old cricketer had a terrific IPL season in 2022, as he used to bowl fast and threaten the batters with it. While Umran used to bowl wayward at times, his sheer pace used to cover the faulty lines and lengths most of the time.

In IPL 2022, Umran Malik snared 22 wickets at an average of 20.18 and a strike rate of 13.40 while playing for Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) with the ball. No other Indian pacer has had more wickets than Umran, which speaks about the quality of the bowler.

However, SRH dropped Umran Malik after giving him only seven games, in which the speedster could manage to pick up only 5 wickets. Ever since being left out last month, Umran hasn’t been seen for the Orange army.

Tom Moody highlights that the captain and management aren't on the same page

Speaking to ESPNCricinfo, the former SRH coach said, "It implies that he has very little say on selection. He might have an opinion on Umran Malik and what he probably feels his season should have been like with regards to opportunities to play. I think Markram is indicating that he should be playing, and he is probably unfairly left out a number of games ago now. And that's not ideal. You need your captain and coach on the same page."

"In some franchises, it's a very simple process, where the captain and the coach, and maybe someone in cricket operations or even another senior player will come up with what they feel is the best team. And there's other teams, where there's a lot of cooks in the kitchen. I think that applies in this situation we are talking about the Sunrisers. There's clearly a lot of cooks in the kitchen and we don't know who the leader is. Who's got the tallest chef's hat?" he added.

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