Meticulous planning and superb execution have rightly been touted as the reasons for India’s magnificent victory in the T20 World Cup. However, this may not have been possible without captain Rohit Sharma, chief coach Rahul Dravid and chief selector Ajit Agarkar being on the same page in vision, strategy and processes.
The captain is key in this configuration as he is the prime decision maker on the field. But modern cricket’s demands of different formats and more frequent international matches have made the roles of chief coach and chief selector crucial, too.
A good rapport with the coach makes a captain’s job easier. Virat Kohli and Anil Kumble, and before them Greg Chappell and Sourav Ganguly, looked like matches made in heaven, but the relationships inexplicably soured swiftly, and the team suffered.
In team selection in India, the captain and coach generally provide inputs, but these are not binding on the selection committee which can leave scope for discord, as shown by the strained relations between Kohli and chief selector Chetan Sharma in 2021. Some successful captain-coach combos like Kohli-Ravi Shastri did not get involved in selection matters beyond the perfunctory, focusing instead on getting the best out of the players given to them.
This story is from the July 14, 2024 edition of THE WEEK India.
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