Coaches need to adopt Kirsten's approach

Makarand Waingankar, writing in the Hindu, says a coach has to be open-minded and studious about his team's performance to win the faith and trust of the players, something Gary Kirsten has done with India.

If cricketing and administrative pitfalls are tackled, implementation of techno-administrative plans tend to succeed. Kirsten did that well. Now he is focussing on individual needs.

Trust and acceptability are the two important qualities any successful coach has to establish.