Is Dada a good bet for Team India?
With his unbridled aggression and never-say-die attitude, Sourav Ganguly led India to many famous victories and is hailed as the captain who taught India to win overseas. With this current Indian squad losing 17 out of their last 30 overseas Tests played since 2010, is Dada the right man to turn it around?
While Ganguly’s credentials as captain are never in doubt, there are questions about his coaching ability. Unlike Dravid or Tendulkar who have been mentors for Rajasthan Royals and Mumbai Indians, respectively, Ganguly has been more involved in administrative duties since his retirement and has not really displayed much affinity towards coaching.
On the other hand, it could also be argued that with a good supporting team of coaches, Ganguly’s job would be more in line with the kind of role Ravi Shastri played – leaving the technical aspects to the coaches and ensuring that the team stays inspired and motivated. Players like Harbhajan Singh and Virender Sehwag have constantly lauded Ganguly for his motivational abilities and it would be a good position for Dada to be in, provided of course, his team of coaches can look after the technical side of things.
If Ganguly is appointed, another challenge for him would be the kind of relationship he forges with Virat Kohli, the current Indian Test captain. Both are similar temperamentally – they wear theiremotions on their sleeves and are not afraid to show it on the field. The presence of two similarly passionate individuals in the team unit make the team implode. Ganguly could perhaps take a leaf out of John Wright’s book and be the kind of mentor to Kohli that Wright was to him, with great success.
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