I was a Jimmy fan during his playing days, especially after his exploits in Pak and the Windies in 1982-83. But now, he really has fallen badly from grace. He is trying to invoke a false sense of patriotism in the Indian public, which deserves outright rejection and condemnation. He went on air with his stupid "racist" remarks and betrayed himself. That was testimony enough to his character.
A coach should be one who commands the respect of the players and I am sure that a vast majority of the cricket-loving Indian public would agree that Greg Chappell was the right and best choice by a country mile. Mr Amarnath was a good player no doubt, but he is one of the worst TV commentators I have seen. Let us face it, technology has a vital role to play in today's sports, and someone like Jimmy who has turned his back on it simply does not have a place in this scenario. It is not the nationality or the colour of the skin of the coach that matters, but his capability to adapt to the varied needs of the players in the dynamics of present day sports.
Come on Jimmy please accept the fact that you are not good enough to be coach and simply shut up!!We have had enough of you.Please....
Mr. Amarnath's credentials as a former member of the Indian cricket team has never been in doubt (and the same applies to the other 3 candidates as well). However, Jimmy needs a reality check - if one's trying to land a job that pays about US$250K, then he should leave nothing to chance. Pre-interview comments like 'I don't have a laptop, but, I have a lap' do not exactly inspire confidence in the decisionmakers' (a committee which mostly comprised Jimmy's former team-mates) mind. I don't see why Mr. Amarnath's crying foul now. He had his chance like everyone else did, and he blew it. He may have had the passion for the job, but, he certainly didn't back it up with a vision or an action plan to deliver on that vision as convincingly as Mr. Chappell did. Therefore, he's got only himself to blame for assuming that the rules did not apply to him. Everyone that clamored for an Indian coach could atleast have coached this guy to give a proper interview. Jimmy, you lost because you took the selection process for granted and didn't try as hard as Chappell to land the job. Stop whining and get on with your life - you're only lessening yourself in respect in the eyes of your fans.
Another laughable joke from the most foolish BCCI president, in the high tech world he says he couldnt able to contact the other people who applied for the coach job. this is how matured the BCCI officials are, and we ask them to prepare a team for india, see the fate of people. Bunch of fools running a game of greatness.
A kind advice to BCCI president - please go back to your schooling to learn about manners and discipline.
Poor Mr. Amarnath, it was a foregone conclusion that the Board would opt for a foreign coach after John Wright and frankly speaking there was nothing great about Jimmy's candidature though no doubts he was a great batsman of his time. Though it sure is unfair to list a willing contender just for the sake of "running" and then announcing the final results without even going through the full formalities. Jimmy has the full right to feel bad about this all.
If you didnt agree then why you yourself went to the interview with presentation, that too with your brother, dear Amarnath?????? If you think that was not the right thing to do you should not have done it either! I'm sick of these grumpy ex-Indian cricketers who are horribly out of touch. I thought having an interview process in itself was a big step further. Ofcourse its still not perfect but its better. No one will ask you in any national side's coaching interview about cricketing terms..you were intived there based on your existing credentials and you should consider yourself fortunate among 4 considering how horribly you failed as Bangladesh coach and the fact that you haven't been coaching for last almost 10 yrs! What a coach needs to do is present his vision and goals and talk about how he is going to do it. What better way would be than a presentation? Remember graphical representation can represent what lot of times you can not explain in words or mere text. But I guess its over your head and shoulder and thats exactly the problem with a lot of ex indian cricket including yourself..unfortunately they are so out of touch with technology and how the current game is played.
