Gautam Gambhir, a former cricket player, dismissed the notion of hiring foreign coaches in order to improve Indian cricket. He thinks the country has enough competent workers who are able to put in the necessary effort. Notably, there were discussions of replacing the coaching staff following India’s defeat by Australia in the 2023 ODI World Cup finals; however, the BCCI ultimately expressed confidence in Rahul Dravid and other support personnel to stay with the national squad.
But in the recent past, Pakistan has changed a lot of their coaching staff. Prior to the World Cup, Mickey Arthur and Morne Morkel were appointed, although it was unclear if Zaka Ashraf would stick with them. After speaking with Babar Azam, the then-chairman of the selection committee, Inzamam-ul-Haq, expressed faith in them; nonetheless, the squad was unable to do well in the prestigious Indian event. After that, Mohammad Hafeez was appointed the team’s new head coach and all of them were fired.
Wasim Akram, the renowned cricket player, recently made the point that foreign coaches are ineffective because they do not comprehend Pakistani cricket. The same was said by Gambhir when he claimed that only Pakistanis should coach their national team, and only Indians should coach the Indian squad.
“Indian performed admirably in the World Cup, demonstrating our independence from outside help.
It demonstrates that there are no foreign coaches behind our coaches. Our issue is that we most likely don’t speak English fluently, utilize the laptop, or deliver presentations in that manner. NDTV quoted Gautam Gambhir as saying, “We don’t come from that corporate culture, but we know how to put the hard yards on the field and do the groundwork.”
“Cricket is not a sport that our countries adopted ten years ago. We have players with World Cup victories. The 42-year-old said, “A Pakistani should coach the Pakistani squad, and an Indian should coach the Indian team.
Additionally, Gambhir stated that BCCI and PCB ought to support their former players’ transition into coaching since they have a sufficient understanding of the game. He also stated that the former cricket players are aware of how crucial emotion is to success.
Home