Team India camp at the Eden

[DesiChap]

A STAFF REPORTER

Calcutta: Team India’s conditioning camp before the series versus Pakistan will now be held at the Eden Gardens. This was announced by the CAB on Thursday after the BCCI agreed to defer Bengal’s Ranji Trophy match against Hyderabad by a day. The camp was earlier scheduled to be held at the CC&FC as the Eden was due to host the Ranji tie from November 3. The Bengal versus Hyderabad match will now begin on November 4. The camp for Mahendra Singh & Co. will be held on November 2 and 3, prior to the first ODI in Guwahati (November 5). CAB president Prasun Mukherjee visited the CC&FC on Thursday morning along with former India captain Sourav Ganguly, curator Kalyan Mitra and other officials including assistant secretary Snehasish Ganguly. “We can use the floodlights and indoor practice facilities at the Eden. We were earlier forced to opt for the CC&FC as the Eden was not available. But I managed to convince the BCCI that the camp should be held at the Eden so as to give the players the best facilities,†Mukherjee said.

http://www.telegraphindia.com/1071026/asp/sports/story_8475668.asp

[Ram]

What do they do in these conditioning camps ? apart from giving press interviews or twisting their ankles in practice ?

[DesiChap]

and we do not even have a facking coach !

[silentstriker]

Coach of the national team is overrated. The real coaching needs in India exist at the lower levels, at FC and below. That is when you can groom the players properly. Many of our players need to go to England to sort out their techniques and physiques, and there is absolutely no reason why they have to do that. If we want to compete for the best team in the world, the most important thing is to have a strong, thriving game at the lower levels. That is the best way to have long term improvement. Bickering about a coach a the very top while many of our FC sides have substandard facilities, physiotherapists, coaches is like complaining about a paper-cut when you have brain cancer.

[Cricketics]

i thought i would get to see some snapz. pictures when i entered this thread.. yaha wohi saala boring articles..

[ludhianvi]

Since the first 5 of 6 matches are to held in North India, why do they have the conditioning camp in Kolkatta ?:eyedance: Another thing is that there is a lot of swing in the winter of North India. The first test should be testing in Delhi for the bowlers

[novpj]

Coach of the national team is overrated. The real coaching needs in India exist at the lower levels, at FC and below. That is when you can groom the players properly. Many of our players need to go to England to sort out their techniques and physiques, and there is absolutely no reason why they have to do that. If we want to compete for the best team in the world, the most important thing is to have a strong, thriving game at the lower levels. That is the best way to have long term improvement. Bickering about a coach a the very top while many of our FC sides have substandard facilities, physiotherapists, coaches is like complaining about a paper-cut when you have brain cancer.

So you mean to say that Aussies dont need a coach? IMO the lack of coach was eveident in the Oz series where we missed a few tricks - not opening the bowling with Pathan, playing 5 bowlers early on, giving away too many runs at the end.

[silentstriker]

So you mean to say that Aussies dont need a coach? IMO the lack of coach was eveident in the Oz series where we missed a few tricks - not opening the bowling with Pathan' date=' playing 5 bowlers early on, giving away too many runs at the end.[/quote'] Again, I am saying that the influence of the national coach is minimal, compared to the massive holes we have in our domestic infrastructure. Few tricks here and there isn't going to make us a world beating side - but Oz style domestic structure and coaching at the lower levels will.