SecondSlip Posted October 8, 2018 Share Posted October 8, 2018 Following reports that the Indian team management has expressed the need for a spin bowling coach after the poor show in England, former India leg-spinner Laxman Sivaramakrishnan says he is ready to throw his hat in the ring. India's spinners were all over the West Indies in the first Test at the SCA Stadium here but they're unlikely to get as much help from the pitch when they tour abroad, especially in white-ball cricket. "I'd like to help our spinners till the World Cup in the role of spin consultant/ coach, if the BCCI approaches me with an offer. The middle overs - from 11 to 40 - is the period when we need to pick up the wickets. If our spinners take five wickets in this period for about 150, they'd have done their job. Otherwise, you're looking at a potentially dangerous situation, where the opposition's middle order is set to lunch into a slog in the last 10 overs," Sivaramakrishnan told TOI on Saturday. The ex-leggie, who made his Test debut at just 17 in the early 1980s, was rated highly before fading away after taking 26 wickets in nine Tests. "All our spinners are good, but need fine-tuning," he said, before analysing the spinners. "Kuldeep Yadav's balance while delivering the ball needs to improve. His body isn't synchronized properly, and his arms aren't rotating in a round manner while delivering the ball. Yuzuvendra Chahal tends to drift to the leg and middle, which means the batsmen can look to smash him to mid-wicket, which is likely to be vacant since the two fielders on the on-side are likely to be stationed at deep square leg (for the sweep shot) and long-on. "If he bowls on or outside off stump, the batsmen will be forced to drive him on the off side, where he can have three fielders - two at point, cover, and long off protecting him. His googly will also become more dangerous then - of the batsman misses it, he's likely to be bowled or LBW," says the 52-year-old, who, at 18, took 12/181 to win India a Test in Mumbai in the 1984-85 series against England, which saw him bag the Man of the Series award for bagging 23 wickets. "Both Chahal and Kuldeep have the conventional leg-break and the googly, but they can add a top-spinner to their repertoire. They also need to be careful to not overuse the googly," Sivaramakrishnan reckoned. https://www.cricbuzz.com/cricket-news/104418/l-sivaramakrishnan-kuldeep-yadav-yuzvendra-chahal-indian-cricket-team-world-cup-2019 UrmiSinhaRay 1 Link to comment
Khota Posted October 8, 2018 Share Posted October 8, 2018 Does he have any experience coaching? UrmiSinhaRay 1 Link to comment
gattaca Posted October 8, 2018 Share Posted October 8, 2018 (edited) All drunkards will be under same roof. Bewda approved. Edited October 8, 2018 by gattaca saik, The Dark Horse, UrmiSinhaRay and 1 other 1 3 Link to comment
diga Posted October 8, 2018 Share Posted October 8, 2018 (edited) Our spinners are doing fine in ODIs.. its the Eng tests where they had a problem. Siva as usual saying the obvious ... Edited October 8, 2018 by diga UrmiSinhaRay 1 Link to comment
kosingh Posted October 8, 2018 Share Posted October 8, 2018 If it happens then Bharat Arun's role would become bowling coach (excluding spin bowlers)? UrmiSinhaRay 1 Link to comment
Straight Drive Posted October 8, 2018 Share Posted October 8, 2018 His coaching will probably be as boring as his commentary. Under_Score, Switchblade and UrmiSinhaRay 1 2 Link to comment
beetle Posted October 8, 2018 Share Posted October 8, 2018 Our spinners apparently have a bowling coach whose name starts with D and ends with i. UrmiSinhaRay, speedheat and philcric 1 1 1 Link to comment
Vk1 Posted October 8, 2018 Share Posted October 8, 2018 However pathetic his commentary usually is, he has sound skills in dissecting spinners especially the wrist ones. philcric, UrmiSinhaRay, Switchblade and 1 other 1 3 Link to comment
speedheat Posted October 8, 2018 Share Posted October 8, 2018 Why the hell we need spin coach?? Spinners are doing fantastic job for us. velu 1 Link to comment
Nikola Posted October 8, 2018 Share Posted October 8, 2018 51 minutes ago, beetle said: Our spinners apparently have a bowling coach whose name starts with D and ends with i. More of dictator than coach to be fair. UrmiSinhaRay 1 Link to comment
velu Posted October 8, 2018 Share Posted October 8, 2018 (edited) 17 minutes ago, speedheat said: Why the hell we need spin coach?? Spinners are doing fantastic job for us. when every bowler credits 50% of the wickets to "you know whom" , we know who is responsible for that Edited October 8, 2018 by velu Link to comment
R.D forever Posted October 8, 2018 Share Posted October 8, 2018 He was a pretty good wrist spinner. It is more or less confirmed we are going with kuldeep and chahal for WC. Maybe we can try in ODIs. Don't judge his talent by his commentator skills UrmiSinhaRay 1 Link to comment
Lala Posted October 8, 2018 Share Posted October 8, 2018 Lol he may not last for long. He will soon disappear after WC 2019 just like his career. UrmiSinhaRay 1 Link to comment
Lala Posted October 8, 2018 Share Posted October 8, 2018 Why cant appoint Kumble as spin bowling coach? Kumble is the only one India has produced as ever as skilled spinner. BCCI is missing a good opportunity. UrmiSinhaRay 1 Link to comment
coffee_rules Posted October 8, 2018 Share Posted October 8, 2018 14 hours ago, Khota said: Does he have any experience coaching? What coaching experience did Shastri or even Kumble had? Link to comment
Khota Posted October 8, 2018 Share Posted October 8, 2018 1 hour ago, coffee_rules said: What coaching experience did Shastri or even Kumble had? Exactly. That is why you dont want him as a coach. Link to comment
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