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‘At one stage we gave up’: Ganguly on convincing Dravid to become head coach

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‘At one stage we gave up’: Ganguly on convincing Dravid to become head coach

BCCI Chairman Sourav Ganguly revealed on Sunday that he had to work hard to persuade legendary Indian cricketer Rahul Dravid to take up the job of coaching the men’s national team.

When talking with reporter Boria Majumdar on the show “Backstage with Boria”, the former Indian captain revealed that he and his secretary Jay Shah have always kept Dravid’s name in mind, and getting him to agree is a difficult task. “We thought of Rahul for a long time, me and Jay, but he disagreed because of the time away from home [and] because of the national team work is [approximately] on the road for about 8-9 months a year, he There are two young children.”

At a stage where we gave up, he was appointed as the head of NCA (Bangalore National Cricket Academy) to take care of it and move things forward. We have completed all the interviews and all the work, including his interview and application, and then he was appointed by the NCA. But even after he was appointed, we still insisted,” Ganguly explained.

The former left-hander and Dravid’s teammate also added that from his various conversations with the players, he clearly knew that everyone wanted him to join.

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“When we [talking] with the players what kind of person they want, you can clearly see, you know, Rahul has a tendency, so we communicated this to him. I personally talked to him Many times [saying]] that,’I know this is difficult, but please try for two years, if you find it too difficult, then we will see another way’.

“Fortunately, he agreed. I don’t know what triggered his change of thinking, but he agreed. I think this is the best coach BCCI can do after Ravi [Shastri] left,” Gangu Lee concluded.

News Source : Hindustan Times

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Gambhir acknowledges that his “sole regret in seven years of captaincy” is Suryakumar Yadav: “KKR failed to recognise his potential.”

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Gambhir acknowledges that his “sole regret in seven years of captaincy” is Suryakumar Yadav: “KKR failed to recognise his potential.”

Throughout his incredible career with the Mumbai Indians since 2018, Suryakumar Yadav has become a household name. He has established himself as a vital member of the batting lineup and is seen as the team’s future leader. He was able to establish himself in the Indian white-ball team and get to the top of the IC batting rankings in the format because to his valiant efforts at MI. But before he was let away, Suryakumar was a member of the Kolkata Knight Riders lineup from 2014 to 2017. When former captain Gautam Gambhir reflects on the two IPL titles won by KKR during that time, he named the star player from India his greatest regret.

KKR featured Suryakumar Yadav from 2014 to 2017.

In 2012, Suryakumar began his IPL career with the Mumbai Indians, appearing in just one match before being cut loose the following year. He was signed by KKR in 2014, and he won the championship in his first campaign there. The right-handed batter scored 608 runs in 54 games during his four-year tenure with the team, although the majority of those runs were scored as a lower middle order hitter.

In an interview with Sportskeeda on Monday, Gambhir said that his biggest regret as KKR captain is that he failed to recognise Suryakumar’s ability or his ideal batting position in the lineup.

Finding and showcasing the greatest potential is the responsibility of a leader. If there’s one thing I regret from my seven years as captain, it’s that neither I nor the squad were able to fully utilise Suryakumar Yadav. And combinations were the key to the cause. At No. 3, you may only play one person. As a leader, you also need to consider the other ten players in the starting lineup. Although he was just as excellent at No. 7, he would have been far more effective at No. 3, he said.

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Gambhir went on to praise Suruyakumar for being a team player, citing the reason behind his appointment as the team’s vice-captain in 2015.

He was a team player as well. A good player may be anyone, but becoming a team player takes skill. Playing him at No. 6 or 7 or benching him, he was constantly grinning and eager to contribute to the squad. He went on, “That’s why we named him vice captain.”

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