<p>Newly-appointed India head coach Gautam Gambhir was keen on having former South Africa seamer Morne Morkel as part of his backroom staff with BCCI, after a slight hesitation, granting Gautam his wish.&nbsp;</p>

<p>With Morkel’s appointment, the netizens quickly brought Gautam’s not-so-old video, which he only posted on his Instagram handle, to everyone’s notice, wherein he commented on BCCI's policy of appointing foreign coaches, saying they take money and vanish.</p>

<p>Meanwhile, Morkel has joined assistant coaches Ryan ten Doeschate and Abhishek Nayar and fielding mentor T Dilip as part of Gambhir’s backroom staff.</p>

<h2><strong>When Gambhir took on BCCI’s tactics</strong></h2>

<p>Duncan Fletcher - the former England coach, was the last foreign coach of the Indian Team, with the BCCI picking Indians as the top bosses since.&nbsp;</p>

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<p>Speaking during an event in 2022, Gambhir was vocal about his thoughts against BCCI's policy of appointing foreign coaches, saying there are so many options within the Indian circuit for the board to choose from.</p>

<p>He added that the Indian fans end up giving too much importance to these overseas coaches, and they eventually vanish after earning buckets.</p>

<p>“One really good thing that has happened in Indian cricket in the past six or seven years is that Indians have started coaching the Indian cricket team. I am a very strong believer in this. Indians should coach the Indian cricket team. All these foreign coaches, whom we end up giving a lot of importance to, they only come here, they make money, and they vanish,” Gambhir said during an interview.</p>

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<h3><strong>Morkel and Gambhir’s partnership</strong></h3>

<p>Morkel and Gambhir have a rich history of sharing the dressing room. Both were part of the Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) backroom staff for&nbsp;two seasons in the IPL, where Gautam served as the mentor and Morkel as the bowling coach.&nbsp;The two stalwarts have also played together for Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) for three seasons.</p>

<p>While Team India's head coach role is Gambhir’s first international coaching assignment, Morne served as the bowling coach of Pakistan during the 2023 World Cup.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Gautam began his tenure with the away Sri Lanka series, where the Men in Blue won the T20Is (3-0) but suffered a shocking ODI series loss (1-2). However, Morkel’s first assignment will be the two-match Test series against Bangladesh in Chennai on September 19.&nbsp;</p>

<p><em>(With inputs from agencies)</em></p>


Newly-appointed India head coach Gautam Gambhir was keen on having former South Africa seamer Morne Morkel as part of his backroom staff with BCCI, after a slight hesitation, granting Gautam his wish.

Newly-appointed India head coach Gautam Gambhir was keen on having former South Africa seamer Morne Morkel as part of his backroom staff with BCCI, after a slight hesitation, granting Gautam his wish. With Morkel’s appointment, the netizens quickly brought Gautam’s not-so-old video, which he only posted on his Instagram handle, to everyone’s notice, wherein he commented on BCCI's policy of appointing foreign coaches, saying they take money and vanish. Meanwhile, Morkel has joined assistant coaches Ryan ten Doeschate and Abhishek Nayar and fielding mentor T Dilip as part of Gambhir’s backroom staff. When Gambhir took on BCCI’s tactics Duncan Fletcher - the former England coach, was the last foreign coach of the Indian Team, with the BCCI picking Indians as the top bosses since. ALSO READ: ‘I am struggling with my anxiety, I have nightmares, flashbacks’ – Flintoff recalls horrific road crash Speaking during an event in 2022, Gambhir was vocal about his thoughts against BCCI's policy of appointing foreign coaches, saying there are so many options within the Indian circuit for the board to choose from. He added that the Indian fans end up giving too much importance to these overseas coaches, and they eventually vanish after earning buckets. “One really good thing that has happened in Indian cricket in the past six or seven years is that Indians have started coaching the Indian cricket team. I am a very strong believer in this. Indians should coach the Indian cricket team. All these foreign coaches, whom we end up giving a lot of importance to, they only come here, they make money, and they vanish,” Gambhir said during an interview. WATCH VIDEO - View this post on Instagram A post shared by Gautam Gambhir (@gautamgambhir55) × Morkel and Gambhir’s partnership Morkel and Gambhir have a rich history of sharing the dressing room. Both were part of the Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) backroom staff for two seasons in the IPL, where Gautam served as the mentor and Morkel as the bowling coach. The two stalwarts have also played together for Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) for three seasons. While Team India's head coach role is Gambhir’s first international coaching assignment, Morne served as the bowling coach of Pakistan during the 2023 World Cup. Gautam began his tenure with the away Sri Lanka series, where the Men in Blue won the T20Is (3-0) but suffered a shocking ODI series loss (1-2). However, Morkel’s first assignment will be the two-match Test series against Bangladesh in Chennai on September 19. (With inputs from agencies)

Gambhir's old video on foreign coaches 'vanishing' resurfaces after Morkel joins India's backroom staff

<p>One of the most successful domestic coaches from India in recent times, Sanath Kumar, has raised a pertinent issue recently. He is rather perturbed as to why the Indian Premier League (IPL) franchises are so adamant on hiring foreign coaches and disregard the Indian talent available in great numbers.</p>

<p>&quot;I worked with so many foreign coaches during my time in RCB. Starting from Martin Crowe, Ray Jennings to Eric Simmons. I didn&#39;t find anybody great. They were all very average (as coaches). I at least found their communication with players to be very poor&quot;. Sanath was quoted as saying on a sports website.</p>

<p>55-year-old Sanath has had a successful stint in guiding relatively weaker teams in the Indian domestic scene and has recently coached Andhra to the semifinals of the Vijay Hazare Trophy. And his points do make sense. There seems to be a perception in the IPL that foreign coaches will provide more dividends than the Indian ones. Other T20 leagues around the world do not suffer from this bias. The Big Bash League (BBL) has a majority of Australian support staff, The Natwest T20 (England) has primarily Englishmen in their coaching unit and the Caribbean Premier League (CPL) also utilizes their local talent. It is only the IPL which seems to be gung-ho on hiring foreign coaches.&nbsp;</p>

<p>&quot;I strongly feel that some of our trainers, physios and other support staff are at par with all those overseas recruits. I feel we have an addiction to white skin,&quot; said Sanath. &nbsp;</p>

<p>The IPL is a tournament that runs for only two months and almost all franchises have local Indian talent. With foreign coaches, firstly communicating can be a big issue. The language barrier can be detrimental in setting up an IPL team and that is where foreign coaches do struggle. Also, Indian coaches will understand the local pool better and can help in picking out young players from different parts of the country. Furthermore, Indian coaches will have a better understanding of the conditions of the pitches to be played in the tournament.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Foreign coaches come in for a few weeks and hardly get a chance to acclimatise with the conditions and bond with the players. Moreover, except for the known international stars in the team, they do not know who the local players are and what are their strengths and weaknesses to utilise them judiciously. &nbsp;</p>

<p>And lest one forget, the whole point of the IPL was to promote Indian talent. If such a prestigious tournament from the country is unable to give exposure to Indian coaches in the IPL, then it does not reflect well on them. Hiring local Indian coaches can also help in brooding future prospective coaching staff for the national team and can go a long way in helping bolster the brand of IPL. However, most franchises these days are obsessed with the idea of hiring a posse of foreign coaches for their team, regardless of how effective they really are.&nbsp;</p>

<p>It appears that IPL franchises follow the perception that foreign coaches are better and are hell-bent on acquiring them. But we have seen time and again with the national Indian team that how this can backfire. In fact, today both the U-19 and senior Indian teams have Indian coaches, which are doing remarkably well under them.</p>

<p>The one thing that perhaps goes against Indian coaches is professionalism or the lack of it. Even Sanath Kumar agrees that most local Indian coaches are not as professional and have lesser ego problems than their foreign counterparts.</p>

<p>Regardless, the IPL franchises should seriously consider hiring more Indian coaches in their teams. After all, this is an Indian league. And while winning is important, one should not just go blindly by perception and ignore the great talent reserve of Indian coaches in the country.<br />
&nbsp;</p>

<p><em>(Disclaimer: The opinions expressed above are the personal views of the author and do not reflect the views of ZMCL)</em></p>


The whole point of the IPL was to promote Indian talent. The IPL franchises should seriously consider hiring more Indian coaches in their teams.

One of the most successful domestic coaches from India in recent times, Sanath Kumar, has raised a pertinent issue recently. He is rather perturbed as to why the Indian Premier League (IPL) franchises are so adamant on hiring foreign coaches and disregard the Indian talent available in great numbers. "I worked with so many foreign coaches during my time in RCB. Starting from Martin Crowe, Ray Jennings to Eric Simmons. I didn't find anybody great. They were all very average (as coaches). I at least found their communication with players to be very poor". Sanath was quoted as saying on a sports website. 55-year-old Sanath has had a successful stint in guiding relatively weaker teams in the Indian domestic scene and has recently coached Andhra to the semifinals of the Vijay Hazare Trophy. And his points do make sense. There seems to be a perception in the IPL that foreign coaches will provide more dividends than the Indian ones. Other T20 leagues around the world do not suffer from this bias. The Big Bash League (BBL) has a majority of Australian support staff, The Natwest T20 (England) has primarily Englishmen in their coaching unit and the Caribbean Premier League (CPL) also utilizes their local talent. It is only the IPL which seems to be gung-ho on hiring foreign coaches. "I strongly feel that some of our trainers, physios and other support staff are at par with all those overseas recruits. I feel we have an addiction to white skin," said Sanath. The IPL is a tournament that runs for only two months and almost all franchises have local Indian talent. With foreign coaches, firstly communicating can be a big issue. The language barrier can be detrimental in setting up an IPL team and that is where foreign coaches do struggle. Also, Indian coaches will understand the local pool better and can help in picking out young players from different parts of the country. Furthermore, Indian coaches will have a better understanding of the conditions of the pitches to be played in the tournament. Foreign coaches come in for a few weeks and hardly get a chance to acclimatise with the conditions and bond with the players. Moreover, except for the known international stars in the team, they do not know who the local players are and what are their strengths and weaknesses to utilise them judiciously. And lest one forget, the whole point of the IPL was to promote Indian talent. If such a prestigious tournament from the country is unable to give exposure to Indian coaches in the IPL, then it does not reflect well on them. Hiring local Indian coaches can also help in brooding future prospective coaching staff for the national team and can go a long way in helping bolster the brand of IPL. However, most franchises these days are obsessed with the idea of hiring a posse of foreign coaches for their team, regardless of how effective they really are. It appears that IPL franchises follow the perception that foreign coaches are better and are hell-bent on acquiring them. But we have seen time and again with the national Indian team that how this can backfire. In fact, today both the U-19 and senior Indian teams have Indian coaches, which are doing remarkably well under them. The one thing that perhaps goes against Indian coaches is professionalism or the lack of it. Even Sanath Kumar agrees that most local Indian coaches are not as professional and have lesser ego problems than their foreign counterparts. Regardless, the IPL franchises should seriously consider hiring more Indian coaches in their teams. After all, this is an Indian league. And while winning is important, one should not just go blindly by perception and ignore the great talent reserve of Indian coaches in the country. (Disclaimer: The opinions expressed above are the personal views of the author and do not reflect the views of ZMCL)

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