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The primary Check between India and Bangladesh will kick-start from September 19 on the MA Chidambaram stadium in Chennai. India, who final performed the longest format in opposition to England in March this 12 months, might be aiming for the essential World Check Championship (WTC) factors with this collection. Beneath the steerage of head coach Gautam Gambhir and skipper Rohit Sharma, the T20 World Cup 2024 winners eye a dominating outing in opposition to Bangladesh. This collection will even mark former South Africa pacer Morne Morkel’s first task as India’s new bowling coach.
One of many greatest surprises which got here throughout Gambhir’s teaching period was that South Africa nice was not appointed because the fielding coach.
Identified for his lightning quick fielding, Rhodes is a famend fielding coach within the IPL. Each Gambhir and Rhodes got here collectively throughout IPL 2022 in Lucknow Tremendous Giants, the place the previous was the group mentor whereas the latter was the fielding coach.
Regardless of having Gambhir’s backing, Rhodes was not appointed as Staff India’s fielding coach because the BCCI retained T Dilip for the function.
Rhodes, who’s at the moment residing in Goa, lately opened up about how he felt after getting sidelined for the function by the Indian board.
“Yeah! Are you able to imagine it? I imply, they did not need a global coach, and I am so native. I imply, mera naam Jonty Rhodes! (I am Jonty Rhodes) Come on. I am based mostly in Goa. Possibly as a result of I am based mostly in Goa. Possibly I must be in a metro (metropolis),” the South African stated throughout a podcast on Aleena Dissects YouTube channel.
“I’ve taken my hats off to the final two Indian fielding coaches. And it comes from captaincy. Beneath Dhoni… he had lots of senior guys, and he simply confirmed his bodily capability, he nonetheless does on the finish of his IPL profession. Operating between the wickets…. superb, and he is 40. It is unimaginable. He actually confirmed, simply by his instance, the significance of health and energy,” he added.
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