Sourav Ganguly interested in coaching Team India

Former skipper Sourav Ganguly has shown his interest in coaching Indian national side, saying that it will be the best way to repay the game.

Ganguly announced his retirement from international cricket four years ago. He is currently working as cricket commentator. The left-hander also captained Pune Warriors India in the last Indian Premier League (IPL) season.

Ganguly remains in touch with cricket one way or another, and feels that he can serve well as coach. Showing his willingness to take the mantle as coach, Gaguly, also known as Dada, described that he is up for the task, if BCCI asks him to do the job.

"Obviously, I have interest in coaching but only time will tell what can happen in future. If the BCCI feels that I can be a good coach to the team, I will be ready. I feel I can create a difference in terms of the ability of the players, their form and
their development. That will be one way of my repaying the game," Ganguly said.

Talking about the key role of a coach, he explained, "A captain has to take certain on-the-field decisions. When I was captain for five-six years there were many occasions when I had to reverse whatever we had decided in the team meetings according to situations.”

“The coach is just there to help the captain and have the players ready for games, but the coach will always take a back seat as ultimately the players will go out and perform. Whosoever it can be, a Ganguly or a Rahul Dravid, may be a Sachin Tendulkar and
a Duncan Fletcher, the coach will have to support the captain through his man management skills."

The Kolkata-born cricketer represented India in 113 Test matches, scoring over-7000 runs including 16 tons. His ODI stats are even more impressive, as he scored 11363 runs in his 311-game-old career. He is certainly considered as one of the all time great
India batsmen.

When asked whether he wants to take up the job by the next World Cup, he uttered, "The World Cup is three years away and if the team does well in this season, obviously Duncan will be given an extended contract till the World Cup. I think we need to back
Duncan as he needs good results.”

“He has a young side under him and he would need to work hard for the team to win outside of the sub-continent. Before him, Gary Kirsten had a very important stint and the team played very well under him so I would really want Duncan to do well."

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