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Former Team Director of Team India Ravi Shastri is set to apply for head coach position of Indian cricket team. Shastri, who had enjoyed overwhelming success with Team India from 2014 to 2016, agreed to apply for the post after BCCI asked him to do it. Shastri asked the BCCI that it has to assure him the job so he can apply for the post.
Following Anil Kumble’s exit, the position of head coach has become vacant. With India skipper Virat Kohli and Shastri share a good equation there is a high possibility that the later will become next Indian coach.
However, many questioned BCCI’s decision to give Kohli authority while selecting the Indian cricket team’s coach. Experts feel that the coach’s fortunes can’t be decided based on skipper’s wish. Also read: Bangladesh cricketer Abdur Razzak is ‘out of danger’ following shocking car accident
Now, fielding coach R. Sridhar was offered a rather interesting perspective on differences between Kumble and Shastri.
“Shastri was somebody who was character-based. He wanted characters in the team, so he worked on that kind of approach. He wanted to take that approach to the field. Kumble was someone who wanted to achieve excellence in his own way,” he told the Hindustan Times.
“They were two different people, they cannot be the same,” Sridhar added. Also read: BCCI announces squads for India A’s tour of South Africa
He also believes that the skipper should have the authority to follow his instincts in order to lead the pack successfully.
“What is important in today’s cricket as a leader is to follow the energies within the group. It is important to be receptive. You have to yield to the demands of the group and you have to make sure that each guy is in the best possible space,” said Sridhar.
He also said that presence of favourite people would help Kohli to be a good leader.
“The current Indian team has some great experience. So we should allow that experience to take over and be inclusive and take the best possible decisions for the team. What is important to be a good leader is to be a good follower,” added Sridhar.
It will be interesting to see how Shastri appears for an interview with Cricket Advisory Committee, which is consist of Indian cricketer’s stalwarts Sourav Ganguly, Sachin Tendulkar and VVS Laxman.
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