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Former India offspinner Erapalli Prasanna on Friday said that India doesn’t need a coach now if Virat Kohli feels he is the “boss” of Indian cricket.
“Why do they require a coach, if the captain is the boss? I don’t think they even need the services of batting or fielding coaches (Sanjay Bangar and R Sridhar),” Prasanna told PTI.
The legendary spinner also doesn’t rates Kohli as a good captain.
“Kohli is undoubtedly a very good player but I do not know whether he is a good captain or not,” he said.
Kumble stepped down from coach’s role after India lost to Pakistan in the Champions Trophy final. In his final statement, Kumble said that the Indian captain had reservations about his coaching style and their partnership was “untenable”.
Presently, the Indian team led by Kohli are in the West Indies for a limited-overs series, where they play five ODIs and a T20I.
“If a legendary cricketer like Anil Kumble is not respected, I think neither of them – Bangar and Sridhar – will have the guts to speak to Kohli in a confident way. None of them are as experienced like Kumble,” Prasanna said.
“Just hire somebody for the physical training and that will be enough. If such is the attitude of a captain I don’t think you require a coach,” the former India cricketer said.
“We can go back to the good old days of appointing a manager to look after the logistics, if he (Kohli) takes up the responsibility. The role of a coach is not defined,” he added.
Prasanna also agreed to Rahul Dravid’s point of view where a clarity is needed from the board regarding MS Dhoni and Yuvraj Singh before the 2019 World Cup.
“I don’t think they will be able to continue till the next World Cup in 2019, they will be 38 then. We need fresh and young legs and players who are extremely agile,” he said.
“Okay, Dhoni will be the wicketkeeper but Yuvraj is going to be a liability as a fielder. In fact, the selectors should have tried out more youngsters for this West Indies tour, as they are one of the weakest teams at the moment,” he also said.
(With PTI inputs)
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