As Gautam Gambhir Begins India Coach Job, Sanjay Manjrekar’s Blunt Reminder Of His Position

Former India cricketer Sanjay Manjrekar triggered a debate on social media along with his unusual remarks concerning the coaches of the Indian staff. Simply as Gautam Gambhir prepares to start his stint as the top coach of the Indian males’s nationwide staff, Manjrekar recommended that there isn’t any ‘direct correlation’ between coaches and the staff profitable the World Cup. Manjrekar, as an alternative, recommended that it is all about Indian cricket and the way in which it’s functioning that implies how profitable a staff is or is not.

India first gained the ODI World Cup in 1983 when the staff did not actually have a delegated head coach. Then got here an extremely profitable stint in 2007, and 2011 the place MS Dhoni led the staff, although the coaches have been completely different on each events. 

Beneath Dravid’s mentorship, India lifted the T20 World Cup 2024 title in Barbados and ended their 11-year-long ICC title drought. India additionally got here shut on two events beforehand after they misplaced within the World Take a look at Championship remaining and ODI World Cup remaining towards Australia final yr.

As Gambhir seems to arrange a staff that might problem different high sides on the earth on the ICC Champions Trophy (2025), ICC World Take a look at Championship remaining (2025) and the 2027 ODI World Cup, Manjrekar desires deal with the gamers and never the coach.

“No coach, Lalchand Rajput, Gary Kirsten & Dravid. Coaches when India gained WCs in 1983, 2007, 2011 & 2023. It is actually about Indian cricket, not who the coach is. Time we cease pondering there’s a direct correlation,” Manjrekar wrote on X.

No coach, Lalchand Rajput, Gary Kirsten & Dravid. Coaches when India gained WCs in 1983, 2007, 2011 & 2023.

It is actually about Indian cricket, not who the coach is. Time we cease pondering there’s a direct correlation.

— Sanjay Manjrekar (@sanjaymanjrekar) July 27, 2024

Many followers took to social media to criticise Manjrekar on the put up, particularly contemplating the timing.

Gambhir’s first teaching project will start in Sri Lanka later within the day as Suryakumar Yadav-led India will tackle hosts within the first T20I of the three-match collection in Pallekele.

With IANS Inputs