IPL 2025: SRH breaks silence on the struggles of head coach Mohammed Shami and updates on the fitness of Nitish Kumar Reddy

New Delhi: Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) head coach Daniel Vettori has defended Mohammed Shami’s poor performance in the Indian Premier League (IPL) and due to this it is also revealed that Nitish Kumar Reddy did not bowl much in this season.Vetori said that the lack of T20 Cricket (IPL Games) has influenced Shami in this year’s IPL. The 34 -year -old, who has not been selected for the upcoming Test series against England, has played nine games, took six wickets, but leaked at 11.23. Shami, selected for Rs 10 crore in the mega auction, was demolished by the SRH management in the second phase of the tournament. Go beyond the border with our YouTube channel. Subscribe now!Vetori told reporters after a 110 -run win over Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) at Arun Jaitley Stadium in New Daily on Sunday, “It’s a long time ago that he played T20 cricket (IPL), so it always takes a little to bring it back.”Who is that IPL player?Shami last played in the IPL for Gujarat Titans in 2023, where he took 28 wickets and won the Purple Cap. However, Speedster also played the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy for Bengal in December last year, where he took 11 wickets in nine outings.“The game has moved forward very fast in those 18 months when he played for GT last time and was a purple cap winner.”

“I think the challenge is consistent to him. I think he is in his best form when he hits that length, and perhaps it was not the best that we have seen in the past that we have seen in the past, and it is partly a long pruning, it is partially game.He said, “I know that he worked exceptionally and he was desperate to do well, but it was not just his season, but there is no reason that he cannot bounce back due to the quality of the bowler.”Nitish Kumar Reddy’s fitnessSRH bowling coach Dale Steyn was the first to question Nitish Kumar Reddy who did not bowl enough.Stan wrote on X on 17 April, “Is SRH just forgot that Reddy can bowl … Is there a little, one or more value of a golden arm.”“If he is injured then it makes sense, but he is just batting well, so …”22 -year -old, was one of the IPL discovery last year, where he scored 303 runs while batting in the middle order with a strike rate of 142.92, and bowled in seven innings, taking three wickets. While in this year’s IPL, he was struggling with the bat as he was scoring only 182 runs in 11 innings and bowled in only three matches, even when the SRH was out of the playoff race.“He brought a side-strain to the tournament, obviously he was all over, that is why he had missed a lot of cricket earlier, and then it was just a slow, careful build-up” said, “said Vetori.He said, “He was ready just before the tournament break, so we had estimated him to bowl in the last five to six matches, which happened, so it was purely for injury,” he said.

On Reddy’s batting, SRH’s head coach said: “I mean, it is always difficult; that role, that role, four or five positions, is one of the most difficult in the IPL, and he is always following that aggressive style.“I think it is one of the seasons that is a small learning for him, but he is a very good player who does not bounce back.”With six wins and seven defeats in the tournament, last year’s runner-up was sixth in the points table.