Kirsten fitting into Indian mould
Gary Kirsten is making a very positive impression as India's coach, winning fans inside and outside of the dressing room
Andrew McGlashan
25-Feb-2013
Gary Kirsten is making a very positive impression as India's coach, winning fans inside and outside of the dressing room. His former team-mate, Daryll Cullinan, writes in his Weekender column that Kirsten hasn't made the same mistakes as India's other foreign coaches and has allowed the players to be themselves.
What Kirsten has also done well is to understand the Indian pecking order, and the way of doing things, which is different from most other countries. On the playing front the captain and convener of selectors are top of the pile.
In fact, selecting is now a full-time and well-paid job for the convener and his fellow selectors. The senior players follow, then the juniors and then lastly the coach and his support staff.
Andrew McGlashan is an assistant editor at ESPNcricinfo