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India's next coach ER Ramachandran Mysore, May 09, 2007 First
Published: 11:51 IST(9/5/2007) Last Updated: 19:37 IST(9/5/2007)
There is an unnecessary brouhaha about who the next coach of
Indian cricket will be. Will it be Whatmore, Moody, Buchanan,
Bracewell…?  Well, it doesn't matter who India's coach will
eventually be.  What's important is: what happens after that.
Here's the likely scenario.  Networks, frothing in their mouths,
their cameras craning for angles will splash it all over. Except
when he is in the loo, his appointment as the new coach will be
covered or uncovered everywhere.  Before appointment, he would
have been suitably "appraised" by senior players, and after he
gives in for their list of 'do's and' don'ts', they would have
recommended him for selection.  The obsequious coach next meets
senior ex-cricketers like Sunil Gavaskar, Kapil Dev, Ravi
Shastri (one Test-captain) etc., seeking their help. They assure
him of their support