Former cricketer-turned- parliamentarian Navjot Singh Sidhu today said
that the Indian cricket team did not need a coach as the job can be done
by a professional man manager and the captain of the team.
Sidhu said that Ravi Shastri, who was the manager of the team during the
Bangladesh tour, was the right candidate to fill the post of a "Professional
Man Manager".
"In the light of present circumstances, there was no dire
need to appoint coach for the Indian team but BCCI must put emphasis on role
of captain of team as captain always play an important role to get better performance,"
Sidhu said.
Sidhu said that presently the presence of coach in the team
is not keeping much importance as there are experienced and matured players
in the side.
"Moreover well-matured and well-experienced players did not need coaching.
Teams always need good and proper direction during the match and that could
only be given by the captain and a proper management and not by the coach,"
he said.
Sidhu also alleged that BCCI should bring transparency
in its work.
"There is corruption in the BCCI and money rule all over
and presently Board has no transparency in its working. System to get money
under the table should be stopped forthwith." "There is dire need
to bring professionalism in the working style of BCCI and its entire network
to uplift the present status of Indian team. As it would improve its performance,"
he said.
Shastri, however, said that Graham Ford and Shastri
could be a good combination for the team.
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