BCCI replaces Eric Simons as Indian bowling coach – Cricket News Update
Following the national team’s abysmal performances overseas, the Board of Control for Cricket in http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Joseph-Henry-Dawes-c69350.
The BCCI working committee meeting in Chennai on February 13 took the decision to end Simons’ two-year long tenure as Team India’s bowling coach. He joined the coaching staff in January 2010, and his contract, which expires at the end of India’s current
tour of Australia, will not be renewed.
The upcoming assignment for the former South African all-rounder includes a stint with the Delhi Daredevils’ as coach for the upcoming fifth edition of the Indian Premier League.
41-year old Dawes, who is due to replace Simons, has played 76 first-class matches for http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Tasmania-c854 at Brisbane in October 2005. His career was brought to an end due to a knee injury, after which he
has resorted to coaching.
India’s poor bowling performance has been cited as the reason for their current losses by most experts as the statistics from the team’s recent matches speak for themselves.
After the loss to England last year, The Men in Blue suffered a humiliating 4-0 defeat in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy (2011/12)Test series against Australia in January 2012, during which the bowling averages remained dismal, including Ishant Sharma’s shocking
90.20, Vinay Kumar’s 73.00, Ravichandran Ashwin’s 62.77, Umesh Yadav’s 39.35, and Zaheer Khan’s 31.80.
Captain http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Rahul-Sharma-c83352 as the major
reason.
It is unclear whether the change in bowling coaches is likely to boost the performance of the team. The Indian newspaper ‘Hindustan Times’ has stated that Simons has been sacked for not being able to manage the injuries of the fast bowlers, a task generally
considered the responsibility of the team’s trainer and physiotherapist.
The tourists however, managed to defeat http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Australia-c746 in the 4th ODI of the ongoing tri-series, mainly due to the impressive batting display by their skipper.
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