Any coach transforming Indian cricketers is really difficult. First local format of cricket like Ranji trophy rules are flawed. Like first innings lead is sufficient to get points.Instead the motive should be for out right win. Next local cricket is played on dead flat pitches where Jadeja like players can score 300 runs. Atleast 50% of the pitches should be converted into bouncy and seaming pitches where batsmen's and bowlers' ability will be really tested. Indian cricketers' stamina is abysmally low due to poor diet. thatswhy all hopeful seamers run out of steam within one or two years for example Ishant sharma, Munaf patel, Irfan Pathan etc,.. Until these matters given due importance no coach can suddenly improve Indian players from any state.
Reason i say so?? Cos he was always a thinking cricketer......inspite of limited ability to turn the ball,he became India's biggest matchwinner cos he outthought batsmen...i think Kumble can bring a lot of strategy and cunning into planning and execution.......plus,Kumble is the only guy who can mentor Ojha and bring Bhajji back to his best...i still think Bhajji has got 3 to4 years of top cricket left in him.
Main worry is seam bowling department. B Kumar is obviously talented but so was Ishant Sharma 3 years back. Wemay become too dependent on Umesh Yadav in the next couple of years.....
Re: I think Anil Kumble can make a great coach
by siva kumar on Jan 01, 2013 07:23 AM
Commendable analysis about Anil Kumble. "In spite of limited ability to turn the ball" is correct. most of the times he didn't turn the ball at all which confused the batsmen. He was most successful that is the moot point..
Re: Re: I think Anil Kumble can make a great coach
by pravin sarode on Jan 01, 2013 07:37 AM
kapil dev ramlal nikhanj is the only man who can pull ears of under performers like newly married gautam gambhir and most confused sehwag?
Re: Re: Re: I think Anil Kumble can make a great coach
by pravin sarode on Jan 01, 2013 07:41 AM
Kapil Dev 5-28 vs Aus Melbourne 1980-81 is life time best by an indian on foreign soil so kapil paji can only save MSD?
If his intention is good and if he really feels from his heart that he can be the coach, Ganguly would be a great choice being from the contemporary cricket , with the aggression that is required and not a meek spectator and who can call a spade a spade , probably this can bring in bright days for Indian cricket .
Re: Best Possible team for ODIs now for India
by Shivakumar Shankar on Jan 01, 2013 01:40 AM
we have enough part-time spinners like Yuvi and Raina. I think instead of Pujara, Raina should be a defacto selection for ODIs (fantastic ability to accelerate). I would pull our Rahul Sharma and slot in Irfan Pathan (when fit) as another bowling all-rounder. So then the team will have 5 bowlers 2 part-timers, while there will be 6 batsmen 2 bowlers who can bat pretty well!
Re: Re: Best Possible team for ODIs now for India
by ravi s on Jan 01, 2013 10:53 AM
Dinda...hahaha..the new jeff thomo who cant bowl quick...wonder who is his godfather in bcci?
Indian cricket is at the cross roads. India's greatest cricketers ever Sachin,Kumble,Saurav,Dravid,Laxman all are retired or in partial retirement like Sachin.
It is time to experiment with the youth brigade, the future of Indian cricket is in the hands of youngsters..
The team for 3 formats needs to be different.
Players like Pujara needs to be considered for ODIs too because team needs technically sound batsman in middle order to combat swing and speed on helpful pitches.
Rahul sharma was shaping up well needs to be looked into again as all the other leg spinners are looking out of sorts..
A foreign coach with a good vision and planning is the need of the hour as an Indian coach however may be good but may not be objective due to regional considerations.
Indian cricket is at the cross roads. India's greatest cricketers ever Sachin,Kumble,Saurav,Dravid,Laxman all are retired or in partial retirement like Sachin.
It is time to experiment with the youth brigade, the future of Indian cricket is in the hands of youngsters..
The team for 3 formats needs to be different.
Players like Pujara needs to be considered for ODIs too because team needs technically sound batsman in middle order to combat swing and speed on helpful pitches.
Rahul sharma was shaping up well needs to be looked into again as all the other leg spinners are looking out of sorts..
A foreign coach with a good vision and planning is the need of the hour as an Indian coach however may be good but may not be objective due to reasonal considerations.
Re: Indian Cricket in Transition Period
by Khozem dawoodi on Jan 01, 2013 10:57 AM
yes its time indiann 2 take over as indian coach reason under gangulys captain india did well overseas,team palyed well under hin in india &abroad,proper planing is required ,not only main coach but batting , boling & fielding should be indian
1. Ajinkhya rahane 2. Sachin Tendulkar (a lot better than useless Gauty / Sehwag; hence, plead him to reconsider his decision to quit. Let him quit test cricket which is more demanding for his age) 3. Suresh raina 4. Virat Kohli 5. Yuvaraj Singh (Vice captain) 6. Dinesh Karthik (As a pure batsman and back up wicket keeper) 7. MSD (Captain) 8. Ashwin 9. Pragyan Ojha 10. Buvanesh Kumar 11. AB Dinda (can be rested in one format) / Pankaj Singh / Imtiaz Ahmed / Behera
For Tests :
1. Ajinkhya Rahane 2. V. Sehwag (when clicks, a match winner of course) / M. Vijay / Shikar Dawan (if fit) 3. Pujara 4. Kohli (Vice Captain) / Ashwin (Depending on the match situation) 5. Manoj Tiwary 6. S. Badrinath / I.K. Pathan / W. Saha (can double up as a back up WK as well and a good, solid bat of course) 7. MSD (Captain) / K.D. Karthik / Saha (on rotation) 8. R. Ashwin / Harbhajan 9. P. Ojha 10. AB. Dinda 11. Bhuvanesh Kumar / S. Sreesanth (if fit)
For T20Is:
1. Ajinkhya Rahane 2. Murali Vijay / S. Dawan / Unmukt Chand / R. Uthappa (but, Uthappa is not consistent) 3. Suresh Raina 4. V. Kohli 5. Yuvaraj Singh 6. K.D. Karthik (he's one of the finest batsmen in this format and must be in the XI) 7. MSD (Captain, a great bat and a good finisher) 8. Ashwin / Harbhajan 9. P. Chawla / Yusuf Pathan / Irfan Pathan 10. Bhuvanesh Kumar / L. Balaji 11. AB. Dinda / Pankaj Singh
Umesh Yadhav must be the lead pacer if fit in at least 2 formats
Re: My Teams
by thomas mathew on Dec 31, 2012 11:02 PM
Ram's logic about Sachin is very sound and the team looks good .Probably one more pacer should be included for 1 dayers and why not try Abhishek Nair ?
Re: My Teams
by thomas mathew on Dec 31, 2012 11:04 PM
Abhishek Nayar can be good for tests too with his very consistent good performance as an allrounder in Ranjis for a long time
