And when he led Yuvraj Singh's team to the last four in their first attempt, he was deemed fit to continue.
Moody's masterstroke in the inaugural edition was getting relative unknowns like Shaun Marsh and Luke Pommersbasch into the squad and entrusting them with responsibilities.
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The Australian, a member of two World Cup-winning teams and a former Sri Lanka coach, who led them to the 2007 World Cup final, didn't make many changes to his successful team besides the addition of Ravi Bopara.
But, to his detriment, he lost some crucial players owing to injury (Brett Lee, S Sreesanth) and some owing to international commitments.
And that explains the haphazard start that Kings XI Punjab has had to the tournament. However, they have fought back with three straight wins.
The return of a few players might change Moody's fortune. He did his job to perfection in the first edition and has so far used his limited resources to good effect.
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