2023-06-29 05:53:03
Mumbai: After the ODI World Cup schedule came out, India’s preparations for the World Cup also started speeding up. The World Cup is less than 100 days away. India is dreaming of another World Cup under coach Rahul Dravid and captain Rohit Sharma. But in the context of India’s continuous poor performance in ICC tournaments, Rahul Dravid’s coaching style is also being criticized. Fans are worried that India can win the title under Dravid like India won the World Cup under Gary Kirsten.
Meanwhile, former Indian player Virender Sehwag has clarified that it was the Indian team that made Gary Kirsten a name as a coach. The performance of the players makes a coach famous. Sehwag also asked if India won the World Cup due to Gary Kirsten alone, why Kirsten might not achieve other achievements following leaving the post of Indian coach. If the player on the field performs well, everyone will praise the coach. If it is the other way around, the coach will be blamed.
We have reached the final of the World Test Championship. No one calls reaching the final an achievement. Only talking regarding losing the final. Rahul Dravid is a great coach. It is the player, not the coach, who has to step on the field and perform well. We made Gary Kirsten a super coach. Since then he has coached several teams. But he won nothing but the IPL title with Gujarat. Sehwag said that even those who watch the game on television can understand that Ashish Nehra is doing more work than Kirsten.
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Indian coaches, whoever they are, should try to get 100 per cent performance from the players and keep them fresh, Sehwag said in an interview to ICC following the release of the ICC World Cup schedule.
After the 2011 ODI World Cup victory, Kirsten resigned as the coach of the Indian team and was the coach of the South African team. But he coached South Africa for two years but failed to lead them to the ICC title. He coached the Hobart Hurricanes in the Big Bash League and Royal Challengers Bangalore in the IPL, but he did not win the title.
Last Updated Jun 29, 2023, 11:23 AM IST
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