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| ![]() Like I said earlier the coach should only be the person who has a good amount of International playing experience. A bookish individual can't understand the hardships and psychological battles one has to do with all fame, money and power which comes so easily to players these days. Don't know why we have a fetish for foreign coaches. We have tons of ex senior players and recently retired ones. They would be happy to do the job but BCCI have other agendas. Fletcher should have been sacked long back and he is still prevailing. Pathetic politics is destroying our core cricket. Blaming Dhoni for everything is easy but what can he do if the coaching staff is not doing their job well. He needs support which I can't see happening from the current staff. Last edited by harry10 : 22nd August 2014 at 13:54. |
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| ![]() And Kohli is going great guns in the warm up limited overs match ....... ![]() |
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| ![]() Just saw the score. Why didn't Raina batted higher? Why is that good for nothing Jadeja batting higher than him when it's Raina who needs match practice in these conditions. Stupid strategy again. |
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Unfortunately coaches and support staff are the easiest of the lot to be criticized. It's almost like a no win scenario for them. And players need to take responsibility - no matter how much the support staff help them, they can't bat, bowl or field for them. And from what we have heard, the support staff is actually good (going by Rahul Dravid's word - and for me he is 'the' epitome of honesty) Quote:
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And I do not see any big Indian name queuing up for the job. Amarnath was but all he did was sing praises of MSD ![]() How do we know coaching staff is not doing well? Are they supposed to bat, bowl and field for our players? Again, Rahul's word for it - and he opines - the support staff is great. | |||
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| ![]() A great player won't necessarily make a good leader/captain/coach, the skill-sets required are vastly different. Some players are good leaders too, but that's not always a given like a lot of people seem to presume. Also, why do you think none of the Indian greats of yesteryear want the job? Most of them know they'll have no real control of anything, and will be the first (probably the only) ones out the door when things go wrong, so they steer clear or take up seats on some ridiculous committee with an unknown agenda or better yet, become a commentator even if you can't string 2 sentences together properly. |
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He could have done more but he debuted very late in Australian team. He was also the highest run getter for Australia in first class cricket when he debuted. And here is our awesome coach Mr. Fletchers record - http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/conte...yer/55424.html Yes, he has never played a SINGLE test match and he is coaching a test team. Quote:
And amarnath wasn't in favor of Dhoni. He was the only selector who after debacle of 2011 said Dhoni should be removed from captaincy. Instead Srinivasan removed him as a selector. Last edited by harry10 : 23rd August 2014 at 01:07. | |||
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You did not answer - how in the world would you judge the support staff? And as far as Dravid goes - he has played with this team. And he IS THE authority as far as all that is concerned. We sitting in our living rooms mouthing off these guys is rather useless and may not even be correct. And it is definitely NOT correct when out against Dravid's word. Quote:
![]() Fletcher turned around the English team - what about that? And he is consistently rated very high for his knowledge and skill. Quote:
And you missed the point, no one among Sachin, Saurav, Rahul or Shastri are interested in being India's coach right now. If they were, they would be given the job, then and there. They may be interested in a short stint but that's it. That was in 2011, after the appointment of Fletcher - when MSD apparently told that he did not want Amarnath as the coach. Mind you he put his name in the ring. | |||
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Are you saying the entire Indian cricket team are pathetic at Vector Algebra and so, no accountability applies for the wonderful Algebra teacher - even if all of them have been failing miserably for the last few years ? Every professional sport has the concept of accountability - You may be a God but if you cant deliver wins - after a point of time, who cares who you are ! I'd care a damn about how Fletcher is rated for his knowledge. Fact is - he hasnt delivered AT ALL. Look at the last England series, the Australia series and this English series - all humiliating defeats. What really has been Fletcher's positive contribution over the years - I fail to understand. Last edited by RoadTiger : 23rd August 2014 at 22:11. | |
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| ![]() I think according to BCCI rules, only wives are allowed to travel with players for test series. But Kohli was allowed to take Anushka Sharma along, since BCCI felt 'Virat Kohli and Anushka were planning to get married'. Now, Anushka clarifies 'No wedding with Virat'. Where does BCCI stand now? Quote:
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Well Dhoni meant, I lost with experienced folks in the side. Now with in experienced ones, you gotto be kidding about winning ... Last edited by msdivy : 25th August 2014 at 11:25. | ||
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![]() My belief is that with the form that our batsmen were in, I do not think Dhoni could have done a lot to win on this tour. Anyways, ODI series scoreline prediction folks ? ![]() | |
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Senior - BHPian ![]() | ![]() I say we win the ODI series hands down (if not a white wash). Our team consists of players who are predominantly limited over's experts. Should we even lose the ODI series, then I would definitely put the blame on the support staff i.e. the coaches. Till then I stick to the reasoning that "we lack genuine test batsmen who can bat in overseas conditions" |
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| ![]() Will reserve my comment till today's match ends. It's imperative to see what team combination we play today. |
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| ![]() Not fair Harry and Vinit. Score predictions pls ![]() I foresee a 1-3 loss |
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| ![]() 2-2, 1 washed out ![]() Cheers, Vikram |
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