OD cricket generates much more revenue for BCCI. It is an odd move though.The Test results have been fine. Can't believe people are being fired based on limited overs formats. And I love how the head coach has no say in who the specialty coaches are. Ludicrous. They needed someone to take the blame, so the little guys go.
Thats the problem with south asians. Little guys get crushed in every field, not just in cricket.The Test results have been fine. Can't believe people are being fired based on limited overs formats. And I love how the head coach has no say in who the specialty coaches are. Ludicrous. They needed someone to take the blame, so the little guys go.
The fielding problems can't be fixed by a national coach anyway. It has to be done before even FC cricket. People have to grow up with better fitness, they have to want the ball to come to them. In baseball, the coaches always say that. You want to prepare as if and hope that every ball comes to you to show what you can do. It's a shift in attitude that's not easily achievable later on, not to mention fitness and other things.Firing Prasad is ridiculous. Not seen much of an improvement in fielding, its always up and down with India, but the bowlers seemed sound for a while there. Poor decision.
A little-known Briton disagrees...The fielding problems can't be fixed by a national coach anyway. It has to be done before even FC cricket. People have to grow up with better fitness, they have to want the ball to come to them. In baseball, the coaches always say that. You want to prepare as if and hope that every ball comes to you to show what you can do. It's a shift in attitude that's not easily achievable later on, not to mention fitness and other things.
Very interesting story, btw, and I hope the BCCI considers his application seriously, he seems to be able to talk-the-talk. The article notes him as a 'little known Briton', but I'm sure some CWers will have heard the name before, I have heard the name before in relation to the West Indies, I believe but he has certainly coached enough teams to have some notoriety.Not many would have heard of Julien Fountain, but chances are you might just hear more about the man, considering how persistently he is applying for a job in Indian cricket, reports Anand Vasu.
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Little-known Briton throws his hat into the BCCI ring
Anand Vasu, Hindustan Times
New Delhi, October 16, 2009
First Published: 23:55 IST(16/10/2009)
Last Updated: 23:57 IST(16/10/2009)
Not many would have heard of Julien Fountain, but chances are you might just hear more about the man, considering how persistently he is applying for a job in Indian cricket.
On October 1, Fountain applied for the post of fielding coach, Hindustan Times has learnt, after being rejected for the same position about a year ago. The Board of Control for Cricket in India then had Robin Singh in place and did not take Fountain’s offer seriously. There’s no indication that they’re going to do so now, but that hasn’t stopped the Briton from trying.
I do agree with this - bowling actions and styles should not be altered once you reach the Test level. The exception is when there is a risk of injury though, which should be, but is not always spotted early on. An example would be Ishant Sharma, who in his pre-Australia days, bowled with a mixed action, with the top half front on and the bottom half side on, this was rectified after he'd reached the Indian team. Moreover, the role of a bowling coach should not be to change the action, but to provide little nuggets of advice such as variations, what you should do in different conditions, and so on, and I do believe that Prasad did this.Incidentally, same thing about bowling (or batting). By the time you reach the Test level, you should have your own coaches, your own styles, etc. There is no reason your action should change substantially once you get there. You should know your stuff by then. That's why I've been in favor of a minimum number of FC matches played before consideration for a Test birth. I would say at least 3-4 seasons worth.
Definitely stupid; Kirsten should have had a say.Typical Indian thing to do. So they fire the two people who were actually making a difference based on some ODI performances and they don't even allow Gary Kirsten to have any say? Really stupid. But this is Indian Cricket we are talking about so I'm not surprised.