DADAGIRI : Sourav Ganguly ready to coach Team India

[velu]

New Delhi: It's been nearly four years since Sourav Ganguly announced his international retirement. But that was no deterrent for his fans. Now the former India captain has given them something to look forward to as he has expressed his interest in the coaching job. Speaking to a private news channel, Ganguly said: "Obviously, I have interest in coaching but only time will tell what can happen in future. If the BCCI feels that I can be a good coach to the team, I will be ready. I feel I can create a difference in terms of the ability of the players, their form and their development. That will be one way of my repaying the game." Ganguly, who is one of the most successful captains of India, made it clear that it is the captain who is the most important link in the team and he should be allowed to do whatever he feels. A coach's role should be to help the skipper with his man-management skills. "A captain has to take certain on-the-field decisions. When I was captain for five-six years there were many occasions when I had to reverse whatever we had decided in the team meetings according to situations. The coach is just there to help the captain and have the players ready for games, but the coach will always take a back seat as ultimately the players will go out and perform. Whosoever it can be, a Ganguly or a Rahul Dravid, may be a Sachin Tendulkar and a Duncan Fletcher, the coach will have to support the captain through his man management skills," Ganguly said. When asked if he was aiming to take up the job by the World Cup 2015, Ganguly said it must be Duncan Fletcher. "The World Cup is three years away and if the team does well in this season, obviously Duncan will be given an extended contract till the World Cup. I think we need to back Duncan as he needs good results. He has a young side under him and he would need to work hard for the team to win outside of the sub-continent. Before him, Gary Kirsten had a very important stint and the team played very well under him so I would really want Duncan to do well." Ganguly, who has always been a supporter of a foreign coach, however, said that it was time for an Indian to take up the coaching job in the Indian team. "When John Wright came in, the situation was different and the need was to have a foreign coach who could expose the players to modern fitness and training methods. Different captains and different coaches brought in that culture within the team where the players believed they could do well abroad. But the Indian cricket is well aware of the modern techniques now." While the southpaw is open to the coaching job, he is not keen on replacing K Srikkanth as the chairman of selectors.

:fear::fear: :pw: SRC

[ShebbySB]

He'll be a very good coach of team India & I think he'll be the guy who'll replace motu fletcher.

[G_B_]

if Ganguly is interested, maybe its time to start coaching some team or the other. He cant simply become coach of India from commentator. Duncan fletcher's future will be decided by the T20 WC and the England series. I would think a minimum semi in the T20 WC and a draw v England over 4 series are the bare minimum. He fails in that i think he might be sacked and the BCCI might employ somebody else for the Aus series.

[Crookbond]

if Ganguly is interested' date= maybe its time to start coaching some team or the other. He cant simply become coach of India from commentator. Duncan fletcher's future will be decided by the T20 WC and the England series. I would think a minimum semi in the T20 WC and a draw v England over 4 series are the bare minimum. He fails in that i think he might be sacked and the BCCI might employ somebody else for the Aus series.

:two_thumbs_up:

[The Dark Horse]

One can only imagine the poilitics he'll bring to the field

[SLICKR392]

Put the egos aside and he might make a good coach or may be not.

[Spiderguy252]

There goes our running between the wickets.

[G_B_]

Ganguly is a very good tactician. Analyses the game well. I dont think politics will be an issue as coach. Cause he wont be challenged for a place like he was as a player.

[Crookbond]

Ganguly is a very good tactician. Analyses the game well. I dont think politics will be an issue as coach. Cause he wont be challenged for a place like he was as a player.

:blink:

[G_B_]

to me he is. in the 2003 world cup in SA he used Srinath Nehra and Zaheer to good effect. recognised the talent in Bhajji (who initially was good) and Yuvi.

[JaFanatic]

will be good to have him as the coach after fletcher:two_thumbs_up:

[Crookbond]

to me he is. in the 2003 world cup in SA he used Srinath Nehra and Zaheer to good effect. recognised the talent in Bhajji (who initially was good) and Yuvi.

Let me put it this way - We have had better tactical captains than Ganguly before and after him. Interesting to see what other people think.

[G_B_]

can you name them? will make the comparison or debate a fairer point. even if there may have been better tactical captains. I think given Ganguly's age profile if he manages to say coach pune in the ipl and improve them to being atleast semi finalists and also starts to take an interest in coaching WB Based on their results maybe when he is 45 we will be a candidate.

[Sachin=GOD]

Good idea.

[The Outsider]

Always brings a chuckle to my face when Ganguly tags his name along Tendulkar, Dravid, and Laxman. In the last test while on commentary and talking about India's away performances he said something like, "and we also had a great batting line up performing abroad like Tendulkar, Dravid, Laxman, myself, Sehwag".

[DomainK]

I welcome the idea.

[Crookbond]

Always brings a chuckle to my face when Ganguly tags his name along Tendulkar, Dravid, and Laxman. In the last test while on commentary and talking about India's away performances he said something like, "and we also had a great batting line up performing abroad like Tendulkar, Dravid, Laxman, myself, Sehwag".

Sunil Gavaskar once categorically stated that Ganguly is not a great in the Test. That must have caused some "heart burn". :phehehe:

[vvvslaxman]

:blink:

+1 :hysterical:

[Crookbond]

can you name them? will make the comparison or debate a fairer point. even if there may have been better tactical captains. I think given Ganguly's age profile if he manages to say coach pune in the ipl and improve them to being atleast semi finalists and also starts to take an interest in coaching WB Based on their results maybe when he is 45 we will be a candidate.

There are tons of thread on this G_B. I wouldn't like to derail this discussion, so lets agree to disagree.

[vvvslaxman]

Only former player i am in favor of coaching is Ravi Shastr. He will be useful in strategic part. But when you talk about other aspects like physical conditioning, mental conditioning, fielding you need someone else.