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Internet Desk: Sourav Ganguly reportedly said that apart from having skills a coach should also have man-management and situation-understanding skills.
Speaking in the wake of the Kohli-Kumble saga, former skipper Ganguly said, “I think cricket is a captain’s game. Coach should be someone who can help and get the team going. Maybe someone will be better skill-wise but will lack at man-management. You just have to move on.”
Sourav who is now a member of the Cricket Advisory Committee (CAC) added, “An impressive presentation does not make you a good coach. Various things are needed to make a good coach — like man-management skill, situation-understanding skill.
The former Indian captain added the Kohli-Kumble story was “past and should be left behind”.
“We will do whatever we think is good for the Indian cricket. We did the same in appointing Kumble as well. He also gave us results. We played in the final of the Champions Trophy. We will try and do our best. India’s strength is spin. So we thought he would be able to help our spinners. We thought Anil would handle it properly, having played at the top level for so many years and becoming successful” revealed Sourav.
Ganguly said he has seen Virender Sehwag’s CV for the job and it’s not a two-liner as reported in the media. “I’ve seen Sehwag’s CV and it’s not a two-liner one. He has a complete CV. But can you become the India coach by sending a CV?” he asked.
“Coach is made on the ground. And he is Sehwag, a known personality. Everyone knows him and his cricketing skills. He’s not someone who has come from Midnapore district of West Bengal,” he quipped.
“So I don’t think it’s an issue. We will sit, talk and finalize. It is difficult to take a name at the moment. Whoever is good will get the job, be it Shastri, Sehwag or someone else. We will take an opinion and decide.”