Sourav Ganguly Believes That Giving An Impressive Presentation Doesn¡¯t Make One A Good Coach

Sourav Ganguly has recently said that man-management and situation-understanding skills make a good coach. But he has cleared the fact that giving an impressive presentation doesn't necessarily make one a good coach.

¡°I think cricket is a captain¡¯s game. Coach should be someone who can help and get the team going," he said

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A member of the Cricket Advisory Committee, Ganguly, who had an infamous spat with former coach Greg Chappell, added, ¡°An impressive presentation does not make you a good coach. Various factors are needed to make a good coach ¡ª like man-management skill, situation-understanding skill. Maybe someone will be better skill-wise but will lack at man-management. You just have to move on.¡±

He further stated that the Kohli-Kumble story was ¡°past and should be left behind¡±. ¡°We will do whatever we think is good for Indian cricket. We did the same in appointing Kumble as well. He also gave us results. We played in the final of the Champions Trophy. We will try and do our best,¡± he said.

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Ganguly said he has seen Virender Sehwag¡¯s CV for the job and it¡¯s not a two-liner as reported in the media.

No two-liner CV

¡°I¡¯ve seen Sehwag¡¯s CV and it¡¯s not a two-liner one. He has a complete CV. But can you become the India coach by sending a CV?¡± he asked. ¡°Coach is made on the ground. And he is Sehwag, a known personality. Everyone knows him and his cricketing skills. He¡¯s not someone who has come from Midnapore district of West Bengal,¡± he quipped.

¡°So I don¡¯t think it¡¯s an issue. We will sit, talk and finalise. Difficult to take a name at the moment.¡±

The top names for the coach¡¯s position include Ravi Shastri, Sehwag, Tom Moody, Richrad Pybus, Lalchand Rajput, Dodda Ganesh.