Ravi Shashtri appointed director for the India-Eng series | Sanjay Bangar and Bharat Arun to assist Duncan Fletcher

[rkt.india]

why what will happen? we will lose? we'll embarrass ourselves? On the other hand it will push Kohli to improve his performance. Look what has happened with Amla.

Did Amla have a phase like Kohli going through?

[G_B_]

might as well sack duncan to be frank

[putrevus]

Motto needs to be sacked

[kosingh]

"The team is with Ravi Shastri. Now it is his baby," Sanjay Patel told ESPNcricinfo. Patel's Americanisms aside, is Shastri now senior to Duncan in the setup? Sounds like it.

[vishalvirsingh]

Motto needs to be sacked

Mottu now reports to Shastri and I guess that is as good as Sacked or very close to being Sacked.

[G_B_]

this is like in USA? Like a general manager who sits above the coach? in the uk football clubs have like a technical director who works above the manager and takes care of youth academy and scouting etc.

[diga]

Mottu now reports to Shastri and I guess that is as good as Sacked or very close to being Sacked.

On Penney and Dawes, the official line from BCCI was that they were given a break for the five-match ODI series beginning Aug 25 but a top official said that they have been dropped. "They have actually been dropped. We will take a call on both Penney and Dawes after the series in over," a top BCCI official told IANS.

[Raghav_12]

Did Amla have a phase like Kohli going through?

No. But point is additional responsibility may just spur him on. And even without getting spurred on, we as a team wouldn't be worse. On positive side, on being removed from captaincy in protest, Dhoni will quit as player and we would have a chance to try new better wicket keeper. Dhoni's WK has become very bad.

[G_B_]

Amla looked **** when he faced England at home first up. Technique all over the place. But since then he has been solid

[vishalvirsingh]

i guess shahstri may soon become the head Coach..Bangar - Strategist and bharat arun the bowling coach.. sridhar as fielding coach.

[Cricket_Hacker]

At the end of the day,Cricket is the real winner

[kosingh]

Just get the feeling that something's gotta give here

[King Tendulkar]

Fletcher is a scape goat to protect the cash cow in dhoni As usaual indian fans fall for it hook line and sinker!!! Fletcher was just a powerless puppet, theire to collect pension and keep mouth shut. Just imagine if said to dhoni need to do this and that, improve here, change this, don't use this tactic this is better. Nexus of evil would have sacked him on spot. Dhoni is all powerful, makes all the calls. Will carry on as benficial to his and csks brand value. Remember his words, lets see if I am strong enough with his evil smile. He wont go anywere, he is part of a maifia taken over our beloved national team

[The Realist]

BCCI set to sack Duncan Fletcher following India's poor show in England With Ravi Shastri being appointed as the Director of the Indian cricket team, the days of current chief coach Duncan Fletcher seems to be numbered as there is a question mark about his presence during the upcoming home series against the West Indies. "Duncan has no powers left whatsoever. Ravi will be calling the shots and Duncan knows it only too well. At this point of time, with no choice of support staff, Duncan will have to take a back seat. If Duncan wants to leave before the next home series against West Indies, the Board will not stop him," a senior BCCI office-bearer told PTI on condition of anonymity. When the official was asked if Fletcher has indicated about quitting, he said, "The BCCI has send him enough feelers that he is not required!" "Ravi and Mahendra Singh Dhoni will be involved in strategising. Sanjay (Bangar) has proven credentials and knows the younger members of the side. The current crop of fast bowlers have worked at NCA under Arun. So tell me what shall Duncan bring to the table. If he can read between the lines, then he can tender his resignation and it will be accepted," the official added. http://www.deccanchronicle.com/140819/sports-cricket/article/duncan-fletcher-may-not-stay-wi-series-says-bcci-official

[diga]

CricketNDTV @CricketNDTV · 28m If Fletcher resigns, we will accept it: BCCI http://bit.ly/1vbkFzq

[King Tendulkar]

BCCI set to sack Duncan Fletcher following India's poor show in England With Ravi Shastri being appointed as the Director of the Indian cricket team, the days of current chief coach Duncan Fletcher seems to be numbered as there is a question mark about his presence during the upcoming home series against the West Indies. "Duncan has no powers left whatsoever. Ravi will be calling the shots and Duncan knows it only too well. At this point of time, with no choice of support staff, Duncan will have to take a back seat. If Duncan wants to leave before the next home series against West Indies, the Board will not stop him," a senior BCCI office-bearer told PTI on condition of anonymity. When the official was asked if Fletcher has indicated about quitting, he said, "The BCCI has send him enough feelers that he is not required!" "Ravi and Mahendra Singh Dhoni will be involved in strategising. Sanjay (Bangar) has proven credentials and knows the younger members of the side. The current crop of fast bowlers have worked at NCA under Arun. So tell me what shall Duncan bring to the table. If he can read between the lines, then he can tender his resignation and it will be accepted," the official added. http://www.deccanchronicle.com/140819/sports-cricket/article/duncan-fletcher-may-not-stay-wi-series-says-bcci-official

Why don't they just sack him then. Whats all this nonsense

[King Tendulkar]

Whats the matter. BCCI cant afford the payments if they sack him, need him to resign to save money. Can anyone donate some money to BCCI to help, apparently broke!

[zubinpepsi]

all the years of licking and sucking BCCI babus (eewww) haven't gone waste for Shastri

[sscomp32]

:hysterical:

[FreakazoiD]

Brilliant political move this by the BCCI, appointing its stooge as coach. Until now they had been less blatant but they now have a chance to use an unprecedented situation in Indian cricket history to completely stamp its authority, at a time when nobody would question such a move but hail it as "progressive thinking" I think Shastri's main role as Director will be to prepare and edit Dhoni's lines at post-match press conferences. I can already visualise Dhoni talking about "tracer bullets"