though my last post had a title beware...your captain and coach have more powers now...
but in that i mostly concentrated on what if's of captain given power of full time selector... its only when i read this article i realised the oversight... that i have not written much on... what if coach is selector too... (some tube lights flicker for longer period before attaining full capacity)
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His (moles) position also includes being a buffer between the players and selectors. If a player is out of form, down on his luck, has personal problems or simply wants to have a good old slap at the selectors, the coach is the first person he would turn to.
The ability to do that is now significantly diminished, simply because Moles is one of the four people - along with panel incumbent Glenn Turner, former test batsman Mark Greatbatch and Vettori - who will be deciding whether that player is in the next test or ODI team, or touring party.
Will a player feel as happy about baring his soul to someone who has a direct hand on his test place?
so if i were rohit sharma or suresh raina... will i confide to kirsten about my short pitch delivery problems... knowing next tour is going to happen in south africa or australia... and without knowing who is listening to me coach kirsten or the selector kirsten...?
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while the ashes was being played a very interesting development happened in cricket...
new zealand have formally given voting powers to captain daniel vettori and coach andy moles... in other words they have made both of them full time selectors and not only when they will be touring...
while some will say that it is the captain who ultimately has to lead the team in middle so he should be given the right to select personnel he thinks will be able to carry the responsibilities given to them by team management...
but it’s not as simple as that...
it’s not easy being a full time selector besides doing already time consuming job... captaining a team that is...
giving inputs on what kind of team one wants... giving suggestion or views on the inclusion of a player is one thing and preparing an arguable case in front of selection panel is another... specially when there’s lots of cricket happening making him travel almost throughout the season... with hardly enough breaks in between... when he will get the time and chance to ponder over a selection matter...?
today captain don’t have to merely lead the team in middle... think about stuff like preparing strategies... keeping a tab on where the team is going... think about the performances of himself as a player as well as other players being captain...
but besides that... there has been marked addition in captains off field activities... not only he has to attend day to day press conferences, pre or post series conferences... but have to tackle ever increasing media as well as fans scrutiny too...
captain will be left to answer the accusations that he selected or dropped certain player coz he likes or dislikes him... before an important series... the accusations will become even more severe after losing a series...
why subject him to such pitfalls…?
another fallout can be that captains can be drowned onto, knowingly or unknowingly, in forming a 'comfort zone' with certain set of players... he feels comfortable playing with...
there have been instances when a player though not totally agreeing with captain’s or coach’s view... still played coz he had it in him to make into the team... certain shane warne’s name pops us in mind promptly... if that will be the case now... will captain or coach be able to keep his emotions in check... with voting powers in his hand...?
needless to say the situation can easily lead to groupism in the team where the players who don’t bow to captain or coach whims and fancies can be shown the door...
why burden captain with unwanted... unnecessary powers or load... as you want to see it... when there is plenty on his plate... already...?
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Andy moles is appointed as
new zealand's new coach...
and i can already see some funny headlines coming in media/blogsphere...
like the one i used in title of the post...
feel free to add yours...
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