El entrenador asistente australiano Daniel Vettori puede saltarse la prueba de Perth y dirigirse a la mega subasta de IPL con SRH.

Where does your loyalty lie? This question will be raised soon. Australia’s men’s cricket team’s assistant coach, Daniel Vettori, could choose to skip the first Border-Gavaskar Trophy (BGT) Test in Perth and instead attend the India Premier League (IPL) mega auction in Jeddah. Vettori, who’s also Sunrisers Hyderabad’s (SRH) head coach, was able to do both jobs at once last year, but this time, it won’t be possible.

IPL auction clash with Perth Test

The India vs Australia 1st Test clashes with the IPL auction in Saudi Arabia. While the match goes on from November 22-26, the auction will take place on November 24-25. This would force Vettori and Cricket Australia (CA) to make a choice.

Vettori’s deal

According to Vettori’s deal with CA, he has to make himself available for a particular number of days. This gives the former New Zealand skipper the flexibility to work in franchise leagues, the IPL and the Hundred, alongside his main gig as Australian assistant coach. 

Jeddah or Perth?

According to The Age, CA haven’t made a decision yet. As of November 13 (today), it’s unsure whether Vettori will stay with the team or leave. This just goes to show that the power dynamics have completely shifted in cricket. You wouldn’t expect CA to employ someone who would treat them like a second-hand citizen not too long ago, but now the landscape has changed. 

No one would be shocked to see Vettori on SRH’s auction table. Heck, even some of the cricketers might be more focused on the IPL mega auction than the Perth Test.