For the good of the team
Shivnarine Chanderpaul has been involved in a war of words with the WICB and the team management over the past week, but is likely to be picked for the first Test against Pakistan
Akhila Ranganna
25-Feb-2013
Shivnarine Chanderpaul has been involved in a war of words with the WICB and the team management over the past week, but is likely to be picked for the first Test against Pakistan. As biting as Chanderpaul’s condemnation has been, writes Tony Cozier in the Sunday Sun, he and coach Ottis Gibson must come to some settlement of their differences prior to Thursday’s Test.
If they remain inflexible, it is impossible to imagine the coach and the most experienced player sharing the same dressing room, pulling in the same direction. It is an unsettling thought.
If Gibson has gleaned anything from this early experience in his term, it is an appreciation of the complexities of West Indies cricket and cricketers. As Greg Chappell discovered to his cost in his turbulent stint in charge of India, different situations and different players require different treatment.
Akhila Ranganna is assistant editor (Audio) at ESPNcricinfo