Finally BCCI has appointed former Zimbabwean cricketer Duncan Fletcher as coach of team India..The selection was made without any prior notice,in the working committee meeting of BCCI on wednesday.
Duncan,62 has been given a 2-year contract after talismanic Gary Kirsten's disapproval to renew the stint as Coach.Fletcher will join the team at the England tour. The former Zimbabwean player has played just 6 ODI's at 1983 world cup,but has prolific success under his coaching.He was the 1st foriegn coach of England cricket team for 8 years.During his stint which reins in between 1999-2007,he had notable success in test cricket under his belt including the famous historic Ashes win in 2004.England had won test series in Srilanka,west Indies and South Africa under his coaching.His ODI success was not so good and he had steped down after world cup 2007.
But it is not easy to coach the Indian team as India is now no 1 test and ODI side,and sustaining the rank will be a very difficult task.
After the selection of Duncan Fletcher many Ex-cricketers and cricketers has shared their views:
"Mohinder would have been a better choice"-Sunil Gavaskar
"Who is Duncan Fletcher?"-Kapil Dev
"Duncan will work well with all the talent"-Michael Vaughan
"he has had greater experience,which should be useful for the phase the Indian team are about to enter into"-John Buchanan
"we have got Fletcher at the right time"-Ravi Shastri
"given the success Gary Kirsten had,Duncan is going to be scrutinized very closely"-Adam Gilchrist
Duncan,62 has been given a 2-year contract after talismanic Gary Kirsten's disapproval to renew the stint as Coach.Fletcher will join the team at the England tour. The former Zimbabwean player has played just 6 ODI's at 1983 world cup,but has prolific success under his coaching.He was the 1st foriegn coach of England cricket team for 8 years.During his stint which reins in between 1999-2007,he had notable success in test cricket under his belt including the famous historic Ashes win in 2004.England had won test series in Srilanka,west Indies and South Africa under his coaching.His ODI success was not so good and he had steped down after world cup 2007.
But it is not easy to coach the Indian team as India is now no 1 test and ODI side,and sustaining the rank will be a very difficult task.
After the selection of Duncan Fletcher many Ex-cricketers and cricketers has shared their views:
"Mohinder would have been a better choice"-Sunil Gavaskar
"Who is Duncan Fletcher?"-Kapil Dev
"Duncan will work well with all the talent"-Michael Vaughan
"he has had greater experience,which should be useful for the phase the Indian team are about to enter into"-John Buchanan
"we have got Fletcher at the right time"-Ravi Shastri
