Former India cricketer Sanjay Manjrekar triggered a debate on social media along with his unusual remarks in regards to the coaches of the Indian workforce. Simply as Gautam Gambhir prepares to start his stint as the pinnacle coach of the Indian males’s nationwide workforce, Manjrekar advised that there is no ‘direct correlation’ between coaches and the workforce profitable the World Cup. Manjrekar, as a substitute, advised that it is all about Indian cricket and the way in which it’s functioning that implies how profitable a workforce is or is not.
India first received the ODI World Cup in 1983 when the workforce did not actually have a delegated head coach. Then got here an extremely profitable stint in 2007, and 2011 the place MS Dhoni led the workforce, although the coaches had been totally different on each events.
Below Dravid’s mentorship, India lifted the T20 World Cup 2024 title in Barbados and ended their 11-year-long ICC title drought. India additionally got here shut on two events beforehand after they misplaced within the World Check Championship ultimate and ODI World Cup ultimate towards Australia final 12 months.
As Gambhir seems to arrange a workforce that might problem different high sides on this planet on the ICC Champions Trophy (2025), ICC World Check Championship ultimate (2025) and the 2027 ODI World Cup, Manjrekar desires give attention to the gamers and never the coach.
“No coach, Lalchand Rajput, Gary Kirsten & Dravid. Coaches when India received WCs in 1983, 2007, 2011 & 2023. It is actually about Indian cricket, not who the coach is. Time we cease pondering there’s a direct correlation,” Manjrekar wrote on X.
No coach, Lalchand Rajput, Gary Kirsten & Dravid. Coaches when India received WCs in 1983, 2007, 2011 & 2023.
It is actually about Indian cricket, not who the coach is. Time we cease pondering there’s a direct correlation.
— Sanjay Manjrekar (@sanjaymanjrekar) July 27, 2024
Many followers took to social media to criticise Manjrekar on the submit, particularly contemplating the timing.
Gambhir’s first teaching project will start in Sri Lanka later within the day as Suryakumar Yadav-led India will tackle hosts within the first T20I of the three-match collection in Pallekele.
With IANS Inputs
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