Cricket and Coaches – John Buchanan, Greg Chappell, Gary Kirsten, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Rashid-Latif-c84084
Mentorship has immense importance in every walk of life, may it be sports, education or any other field. Making endeavours is important but directing them in the right way is far more crucial. Only the correct direction would lead to the desired destination.
In the world famous sport of cricket these mentors exist in the form of “coaches”. A coach not only polishes the skills of the players but also gives them the direction and sets goals for them.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Timothy-John-Nielsen-c94043 that Australia managed to achieve the unprecedented feat.
Most people say that it was not so http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Gordon-Muchall-c1499 John’s hard work as his luck, that Australia saw so many victories in his tenure from 1999 to 2007.
However, some critics claim that Australia was already a very strong team but only possessing talent and skill is never enough. Direction is very important and that is where the coaches come in.
The desire to seek foreign coaches has also been prevalent since some time. http://www.senore.com/Cricket/John-Geoffrey-Wright-c67883 for instance, was the first ever foreign coach India had appointed, after facing a major decline in performance in 2000.
Following his appointment, performance of the Indian team improved notably. This chain continued as http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Gary-Kirsten-c58527 were appointed as Indian coaches, one after the other.
Greg’s tenure saw some controversies, mainly due to communication differences between him and the players. It is very important that coaches and players get along well, understand each other and have a feeling of mutual trust.
Kirsten however, had a very successful run as the Indian coach. He not only made India one of the strongest teams but also earned them the honor of winning the http://www.senore.com/Cricket/ICC-World-Cup-2011-c100625 Cricket World Cup 2011.
Comparison of performances under different coaches shows the importance of direction and mentorship. Coaches who shared cordial relations with the players, were able to extract better performances from them, as opposed to those who did not gel well with the squad.
If we consider the case of Pakistan, the Men in Green won the world cup back in 1992. Intikhab Alam was the coach at that time and was later succeeded by Javed Maindad.
In 2004, after the poor performance of the team against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Green-c60723 Caps.
Woolmer’s shocking death during the 2007 World Cup was a loss bemoaned by one and all. The Pakistani players shared a great rapport with him, and were extremely grieved by his demise.
Jeff Lawson entered the picture after Woolmer, followed by http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Intikhab-Alam-Khan-c64382 and finally Waqar Younis, who is coaching the side currently.
Waqar has been making the headlines recently due to his row with the former skipper, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Sahibzada-Mohammad-Shahid-Khan-Afridi-c87933.
Earlier, when the two had a major disagreement during the Caribbean tour, Boom Boom Afridi threatened to pull out of the playing XI. Even though he did not abdicate the squad eventually, the team played listlessly in the fixtures to follow and the loss of morale was evident.
The importance of proper coaching is very obvious. It can make or break a team. However, it does not merely depend on the coach’s cricketing history, his ability to understand and adapt to his squad’s requirements is a very essential component.
A very recent example is that of former Pakistani skipper, Rashid Latif. He was coaching the http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Pakistan-c755 A last month, the Afghani Cricket board is seeking to appoint a new coach.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Rashid-Zia-c84101 claims to have tried his best, within the limited authority he was given. However, the lack of understanding between him and the players was the core factor behind their lackluster performance.
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