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Erapalli Prasanna slams ‘boss’ Virat Kohli
Former India off-spinner Erapalli Prasanna on Friday took a dig at Virat Kohli and said if the current skipper feels he is the \"boss\" of the Indian cricket then the team can do without a coach.
Kolkata: Former India off-spinner Erapalli Prasanna on Friday took a dig at Virat Kohli and said if the current skipper feels he is the "boss" of the Indian cricket then the team can do without a coach.
Prasanna sounded cynical in his response when asked about the rift between Kohli and Anil Kumble, who quit as Indian cricket team coach recently.
"Why do they require a coach, if the captain is the boss? I don't think they even need the services of batting or fielding coaches (Sanjay Bangar and R Sridhar)," the former spin great told PTI.
Prasanna also questioned Kohli's captaincy abilities."Kohli is undoubtedly a very good player but I do not know whether he is a good captain or not," he said.Kumble quit as India coach in the aftermath of their Champions Trophy final loss to arch-rivals Pakistan, stating that Kohli had reservations about his coaching "style" and their partnership was "untenable".
"If a legendary cricketer like Anil Kumble is not respected, I do not think neither Bangar nor Sridhar will have the guts to speak to Kohli confidenty. None of them are as experienced as Kumble," Prasanna said."Just hire somebody for the physical training and that will be enough. If such is the attitude of a captain I don't think you require a coach," the 77-year-old said, seemingly upset with Kohli's behaviour.
"We can go back to the good old days of appointing a manager to look after the logistics, if he (Kohli) takes up the responsibility. The role of a coach is not defined," he added. He said that the appointment system needs an overhaul.
Prasanna further said the time has come for India to look beyond old warhorses like Yuvraj Singh and Mahendra Singh Dhoni.
