The big meeting
The Indian board is meeting to discuss the team's World Cup debacle, appointment of a new coach, probably even a new captain and the way forward for Indian cricket
Nishi Narayanan
25-Feb-2013
The Indian board is meeting to discuss the team's World Cup debacle, appointment of a new coach, probably even a new captain and the way forward for Indian cricket. Here is a round-up of what the Indian newspapers are mulling over ahead of the meeting.
In The Hindu Barry Richards, the former South African player and currently a cricket commentator, advocates the need for a local coach.
The Indian Express tries to get down to what exactly went wrong with India's World Cup plans.
The real story of India’s World Cup disaster does not begin with that initial fumble against Bangladesh, or the embarrassing surrender to Sri Lanka. By the time India reached the West Indies on March 1, the wheels had already come loose, threatening to fall off any time.
The Hindustan Times ponders the cricket coaching scenario in the country. 'Are we grooming home-grown coaches', it asks.
Kiran More feels that the work his selection committee, which preceded the current one, was nullified when their tenure ended after 15 months of having worked closely with Chappell. He writes in Mid-Day:
We had to discontinue because we finished our four year-terms. It is very unfair even on the new selection committee to get adjusted quickly.
It takes time to build a rapport and once we had an understanding in place, we should have gone ahead with it. That’s where probably I feel the constitution of the board can be amended.
Also, after losing to South Africa, we panicked badly and dropped some youngsters. The new selection committee was also under tremendous pressure from the media.
Nishi Narayanan is a staff writer at ESPNcricinfo