{"id":19171,"date":"2014-03-19T12:45:45","date_gmt":"2014-03-19T07:15:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mapsofindia.com\/my-india\/?p=19171"},"modified":"2014-06-26T11:50:34","modified_gmt":"2014-06-26T06:20:34","slug":"is-the-indian-premier-league-really-indian-enough","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mapsofindia.com\/my-india\/cricket\/is-the-indian-premier-league-really-indian-enough","title":{"rendered":"Is the Indian Premier League really Indian enough?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>One of the common grouses of the owners of the various franchises in the Indian Premier League is that they are not allowed to play as many foreign players \u2013 most of them ask for 5 players &#8211; in the first eleven. The common ruling in this case is that since it is the \u201cIndian\u201d Premier League it is necessary to promote \u201cIndian\u201d talent. Such an approach from the powers-that-be is laudable indeed \u2013 they wish to provide local Indian players greater opportunities at playing with the who\u2019s who of world cricket. However, the one question that comes up in this scenario is why isn\u2019t a same approach taken in case of the other important members of the team like coaches, physios and trainers?<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Following is a list of the support staff members at various franchises:<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><i>Chennai Super Kings<\/i><\/p>\n<p><i>\u00a0<\/i><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Coach \u2013 Stephen Fleming<\/li>\n<li>Physiotherapist \u2013 Tommy Simsek<\/li>\n<li>Bowling coach \u2013 Andy Bichel<\/li>\n<li>Team manager \u2013 Radha Krishnan<\/li>\n<li>Fielding coach \u2013 Steve Rixon<\/li>\n<li>Performance Analyst \u2013 Lakshmi Narayanan<\/li>\n<li>Physical trainer \u2013 Gregory King<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><i>Delhi Daredevils<\/i><\/p>\n<p><i>\u00a0<\/i><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Coach \u2013 Gary Kirsten. Eric Simone is also associated with the team as a bowling coach<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><i>Kings XI Punjab<\/i><\/p>\n<p><i>\u00a0<\/i><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Head coach \u2013 Sanjay Bangar<\/li>\n<li>Video analyst \u2013 Ashish Tuli<\/li>\n<li>Bowling coach \u2013 Joe Dawes<\/li>\n<li>Physiotherapist \u2013 Patrick Farhart<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><i>Kolkata Knight Riders<\/i><\/p>\n<p><i>\u00a0<\/i><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Coach \u2013 Trevor Bayliss<\/li>\n<li>Physiotherapist \u2013 Andrew Leipus<\/li>\n<li>Assistant coach \u2013 Vijay Dahiya<\/li>\n<li>Physical trainer \u2013 Adrian Le Roux<\/li>\n<li>Bowling coach and mentor \u2013 Wasim Akram<\/li>\n<li>Mental skills coach \u2013 Rudi Webster<\/li>\n<li>Batting advisor \u2013 WV Raman<\/li>\n<li>Team analyst \u2013 AR Srikkanth<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><i>Mumbai Indians<\/i><\/p>\n<p><i>\u00a0<\/i><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Head coach \u2013 John Wright<\/li>\n<li>Strength and conditioning coach \u2013 Paul Chapman<\/li>\n<li>Coach \u2013 Robin Singh<\/li>\n<li>Sports nutritionist \u2013 Kinita Kadakia Patel<\/li>\n<li>Mentor \u2013 Anil Kumble<\/li>\n<li>Physiotherapists \u2013 Nitin Patel and Robert Gibson<\/li>\n<li>Bowling coach \u2013 Shaun Pollock<\/li>\n<li>Masseur \u2013 Donald Shugg<\/li>\n<li>Assistant coach \u2013 Paras Mhambrey<\/li>\n<li>Video analyst \u2013 CKM Dhananjai<\/li>\n<li>Fielding coach \u2013 Jonty Rhodes<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><i>Rajasthan Royals<\/i><\/p>\n<p><i>\u00a0<\/i><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Head coach \u2013 Paddy Upton<\/li>\n<li>Team manager \u2013 Sushil Tulaskar<\/li>\n<li>Coach \u2013 Monty Desai<\/li>\n<li>Mentor \u2013 Rahul Dravid<\/li>\n<li>Physiotherapist \u2013 John Gloster<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><i>Royal Challengers Bangalore<\/i><\/p>\n<p><i>\u00a0<\/i><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Coach \u2013 Daniel Vettori<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><i>\u00a0<\/i><\/p>\n<p><i>Sunrisers Hyderabad<\/i><\/p>\n<p><i>\u00a0<\/i><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Manager \u2013 Sankapani<\/li>\n<li>Bowling coach \u2013 Waqar Younis<\/li>\n<li>Head coach \u2013 Tom Moody<\/li>\n<li>Mentors \u2013 VVS Laxman and Krishnamachari Srikkanth<\/li>\n<li>Assistant coach \u2013 Simon Helmot<\/li>\n<li>Physiotherapist \u2013 Theo Kapakoulakis<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>As can be seen from the above mentioned list, most of the coaches and trainers are from outside India. To add to this some franchises have also decided to choose international players as their leaders in the upcoming season.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Certain questions need to be asked here:<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Why are Indian coaches and trainers not being entrusted with the responsibility of these franchises? Is there an implicit suggestion then, on part of the franchises or other decision-makers, that the Indian coaches are not good enough? If so, then why are not foreign coaches and trainers being asked to train domestic teams as well? Or, is the worry regarding their relative lack of experience and exposure to international cricket?<\/li>\n<li>Why does the BCCI not organize coaching seminars where they can invite these prominent coaches and trainers and ask them to share their knowledge and experience with their Indian counterparts so that they are able to perform well in tournaments like IPL?<\/li>\n<li>Is there a worry that the local coaches may not be respected by the overseas cricketers and Indian internationals? If that is the case then the BCCI should be firm in asking the cricketers to follow a proper code of behavior when it comes to interacting with the coaches. Does the BCCI think that the local coaches and trainers may be unable to handle the big names that turn out for the IPL? In that case the coaches need to be provided sufficient backing so that they are able to work fearlessly and give their best.<\/li>\n<li>Are the franchises or the BCCI wary that without the international big names as coaches they may not receive much publicity and thus the tournament may lose some sheen? Such a line of thinking will betray a complete lack of faith in the quality of cricket seen in the IPL as well as an absence of understanding regarding how Indian media works. At the end of the day if the cricket is not of a good standard the tournament will lose its charm \u2013 the coaches may not have a major role to play when it comes to generating publicity.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Considering the fact that this is the Indian Premier League perhaps the coaches and trainers working diligently behind the scenes in Indian domestic cricket need to be acknowledged properly as well and given their due through opportunities to coach IPL franchises. They need to be empowered and not cast aside as unwanted individuals fit only for the supposed lower leagues that act as the base for the superstructure that is Indian cricket.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The international coaches are obviously very knowledgeable and more experienced and this is the reason why they should be involved in grassroots development where they can make more telling contributions instead of a month long tournament like IPL.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Related Information:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mapsofindia.com\/my-india\/cricket\/why-cricket-is-so-popular-in-india\">Why is cricket so popular<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>One of the common grouses of the owners of the various franchises in the Indian Premier League is that they are not allowed to play as many foreign players \u2013 most of them ask for 5 players &#8211; in the first eleven. 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