Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) head coach Daniel Vettori attributed their fourth successive defeats in the ongoing IPL season to subpar showing in all three facets of the game and that will have to change if they are to arrest the slide.

SRH, who qualified for the final last year with an explosive brand of cricket, have not been able to carry their belligerent run into the IPL 2025. Their top three -- Travis Head, Abhishek Sharma and Ishan Kishan -- have failed to find consistency so far.

"I think everyone in the room understands that and it hasn't really been close in the last four games.

"But obviously the challenge for us is moving forward because every IPL team at some stage goes through a run of losses and now we have a five-day break before we play Punjab who's been exceptional so far in the tournament. We need to get ourselves up for that game," said Vettori after SRH’s seven-wicket loss to Gujarat Titans on Sunday.

However, it is not in his and skipper Pat Cummins' nature to press the panic button. "It's probably slow. This is glacial, maybe, in terms of starts. I don't think Pat's ever panicked in his life and I think I'm pretty similar. But we understand the ramifications of losing four in a row and how difficult it makes the season. And it's tough because obviously you come into the season with high expectations after last year and then a very good start."

The former New Zealand spinner had no reservations in admitting that his team has been far below its best.

"We just haven't been near our best in any of the last four games. And I think that's all three disciplines. I think the barometer of most teams is how their fielding is going and we've been pretty poor in the field. So those will be the work-ons between now and the Punjab game," Vettori stated.

SRH reaped rich rewards for their fearless display at the top of the order but on slower pitches, it has backfired so far in the tournament.

"So I think we know the style that's going to work, but we have to respect conditions and we have to assess really well. And that's probably something we haven't done as well. And also have to respect how well other teams are bowling, putting a lot of planning into our top three," he remarked.

Sunrisers Hyderabad will next face Punjab Kings at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium on April 12.

(With PTI Inputs)