Need for Sachin Tendulkar as batting coach for Indian cricket team

[stevewittry]

It has been very well established over the last few years that India blessed with an assembly line of potential world class batsmen no longer has set the stage on fire when it comes to pure batting display on the world stage. Their repeated failures recently only to be bailed out by bowling effort or some lower order recovery is something to take a note off.

The Indian top order which was once super dominant is now a mere shadow of itself. Kohli is struggling with his form and the others are no better.

Need a batting coach who has himself gone through such lean phases and made successful comebacks none better than the man himself - Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar.

It is most likely that some of India's current batting woes could be mental and people like SRT with his vast experience can easily address those gaps. In fact in the past by Virat's own admission helped him recover form post his horror English tour back in 2014. Moreover he comes from aggressive school of batting unlike current coach who has a defensive mindset not suited to the current modern day cricket. He can help address the finer aspects of the game easily and help India recover their batting glory.

Your thoughts?

 

[Varun]

Sachin wasn't good at anything except batting (himself). I'm not sure being a coach would be suitable for him.

 

[WhenSultansBowled]

Sachin should (and will) remain away from coaching.

Unfortunately, SC coaching is a whole different ball game.

But yeah, goes without saying, the man knows everything that's out there regarding the art of batting.

 

[pillionrider]

I think he'd make the perfect batting coach. But, with Rahul Dravid as head coach, I'm not sure it will happen, because SRT will steal the limelight and even the players might tend to gravitate towards him for ideas and opinions. Don't think the BCCI headed by Ganguly would want such a scenario.

Ideally, players who are in a rut, should go to Mumbai and have a personal session with him.

 

[cricketjoshila]

The current batting coach is Vikram Rathore.

He was the NCA batting coach before that.

Before that he was a national selector.

And before that he was NCA batting coach.

And all these he held consecutively.

He remains the only non Indian citizen to be the national selector.

He holds British citizenship.

Now make what you want out of it.

 

[Cover Drive Six]

Nahh.
He is good for Ambani's drama company, not for team India.
He is dumb and no leadership/coaching skills..

 

[MenInG]

We have seen that great batters do not necessarily make best batting coaches.

 

[TheSultan]

Since Tendulkar started playing second fiddle in the early 2000s, Indian batting culture has changed from stat padding to more meaningful runs.

Why would any Indian fan want to go back to those dark days?

 

[MenInG]

Perhaps Sachin can resolve this issue

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-partner="tweetdeck"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Nasser Hussain "I have a feeling India have a problem against left-armers in all formats. I think of Shaheen Shah Afridi in the T20 World Cup and Mohammad Amir in the Champions Trophy final in 2017 and Reece Topley in this series" <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Cricket?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Cricket</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ENGvIND?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#ENGvIND</a></p>— Saj Sadiq (@SajSadiqCricket) <a href="https://twitter.com/SajSadiqCricket/status/1548687369527779328?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 17, 2022</a></blockquote>
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[stevewittry]

There are multiple aspects in batting that Sachin can help improve and most of these are finer aspects. Facing Left arm quick bowling is one of them but also how to deal with fourth stump line that batters these days edge to slips with amazing regularity. Also how to approach game when chips are down and when to counter attack. These were areas where Sachin was the master and he could imbibe these into current batters.

 

[sweep_shot]

I expect Sachin to be the head coach of India at some point.

 

[introvert]

He is not suitable for any role imo.

He should be best left as a part time commentator and honorary mentor or advisory role like in Mumbai Indians setup.

 

[Varun]

Perhaps Sachin can resolve this issue

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-partner="tweetdeck"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Nasser Hussain "I have a feeling India have a problem against left-armers in all formats. I think of Shaheen Shah Afridi in the T20 World Cup and Mohammad Amir in the Champions Trophy final in 2017 and Reece Topley in this series" <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Cricket?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Cricket</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ENGvIND?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#ENGvIND</a></p>— Saj Sadiq (@SajSadiqCricket) <a href="https://twitter.com/SajSadiqCricket/status/1548687369527779328?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 17, 2022</a></blockquote>
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And Trent Boult in the World Test Championship.

 

[BreadPakoda]

And Trent Boult in the World Test Championship.

Struggled against Mitchel Johnson, Faulkner, and Starc in 2015 World Cup semi final.

 

[BreadPakoda]

Perhaps Sachin can resolve this issue

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-partner="tweetdeck"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Nasser Hussain "I have a feeling India have a problem against left-armers in all formats. I think of Shaheen Shah Afridi in the T20 World Cup and Mohammad Amir in the Champions Trophy final in 2017 and Reece Topley in this series" <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Cricket?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Cricket</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ENGvIND?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#ENGvIND</a></p>— Saj Sadiq (@SajSadiqCricket) <a href="https://twitter.com/SajSadiqCricket/status/1548687369527779328?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 17, 2022</a></blockquote>
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Sachin played even GOAT Wasim Akram with ease

 

[cricketjoshila]

Rohit is susceptible to the incoming delivery from a left armer. He gets across and gets lbw or bowled. But this is early in the innings.

Kohli is susceptible to the ball leaving him.

 

[shujaatraza]

Sachin was too much naturally talented and gifted to be a good coach. He won’t be able to pass on his knowledge as he wouldn’t know what to tell as most things just came naturally to him.

 

[Technics 1210]

Tendulkar was naturally talented because of his short height.

Short height means lower centre of gravity meaning natural balance.

Cannot teach this, got to be born short to even stand a miniscule chance.

 

[hitthestump]

The fact is that we're never going to see a mild mannered guy like Sachin being able to easily manage today's egotistical millionaire Indian cricketers when he couldn't be a leader in his own sorry era.

Additionally, if he sees the damage Waqar has done to his own legacy by foraying into coaching based on nothing more than a reputation then he will realise he's better off without it.

 

[Bhaijaan]

Anyone stating that Sachin cannot add value as a batting consultant or coach is delusional obviously. He’s the greatest batsman of the modern era and being technically strong throughout his 24 years long career is literally the stand out aspect of his game.

It will be incredibly valuable for these batters to talk to Sachin about their batting issues. He’s the perfect man for the job but i doubt he would be keen to travel a lot with the team. He gave everything to cricket in the lengthiest career in modern era and deserves to leave his life in peace without once again facing all that scrutiny.


After Imran Khan, he is the richest cricketer in the world with an estimated net worth of USD 190 million. He’s done well for himself and his family so surely money cannot lure unless BCCI just puts together an offer he cannot refuse.

 

[RedwoodOriginal]

Anyone stating that Sachin cannot add value as a batting consultant or coach is delusional obviously. He’s the greatest batsman of the modern era and being technically strong throughout his 24 years long career is literally the stand out aspect of his game.

It will be incredibly valuable for these batters to talk to Sachin about their batting issues. He’s the perfect man for the job but i doubt he would be keen to travel a lot with the team. He gave everything to cricket in the lengthiest career in modern era and deserves to leave his life in peace without once again facing all that scrutiny.


After Imran Khan, he is the richest cricketer in the world with an estimated net worth of USD 190 million. He’s done well for himself and his family so surely money cannot lure unless BCCI just puts together an offer he cannot refuse.

Coaches can only tell you what to do. Ultimately, you are the one who has to go out and execute it. I think we place too much emphasis on the role of coaches these days. What can Sachin do if the Indian batters are just going out there and failing to concentrate or apply themselves at the crease? At most he can give them some advice, which he is perfectly capable of doing right now as well on the phone.

 

[Bhaijaan]

Coaches can only tell you what to do. Ultimately, you are the one who has to go out and execute it. I think we place too much emphasis on the role of coaches these days. What can Sachin do if the Indian batters are just going out there and failing to concentrate or apply themselves at the crease? At most he can give them some advice, which he is perfectly capable of doing right now as well on the phone.

Players with an analytical mind can always be of great help as consultants. Sachin was a thorough student of the game. He worked on his craft with an obsession. He can identify quicker than anyone what’s going wrong with our batters and can share valuable insights, tips to work on. Ultimately it’s always the player who has to work on his game and deliver but the value a great coach can add cannot be denied otherwise there wouldn’t be any coaches in the game.

 

[RedwoodOriginal]

Players with an analytical mind can always be of great help as consultants. Sachin was a thorough student of the game. He worked on his craft with an obsession. He can identify quicker than anyone what’s going wrong with our batters and can share valuable insights, tips to work on. Ultimately it’s always the player who has to work on his game and deliver but the value a great coach can add cannot be denied otherwise there wouldn’t be any coaches in the game.

Yeah, but great players don't necessarily make great coaches. Just because someone is able to work out what works for them doesn't mean they can also identify what's not working for someone else. Infact oftentimes its guys who were failures as international cricketers that make great coaches. I don't feel there is anything that tells us that Sachin will be a great coach. He has zero coaching experience and has not shown an inclination to want to do this.

 

[Bhaijaan]

Yeah, but great players don't necessarily make great coaches. Just because someone is able to work out what works for them doesn't mean they can also identify what's not working for someone else. Infact oftentimes its guys who were failures as international cricketers that make great coaches. I don't feel there is anything that tells us that Sachin will be a great coach. He has zero coaching experience and has not shown an inclination to want to do this.

This is one of the biggest myths in cricket. Just because some of the greatest cricketers ever to play the game made enough money to not be lured by coaching contracts doesn’t mean that they cannot become great coaches. It’s an actual job and a lot of retired cricketers don’t have the motivation or desire to do it.

Imran, Sachin, Gavaskar, Wasim etc don’t do coaching because they don’t have to.

Also coaching is a very generic term that encompasses a wide spectrum of roles and responsibilities.

From someone like Sachin, i would prefer him being involved as a consultant on select high profile test series. Participate in net sessions, work with a specific bunch of batters only, not everyone.

 

[Mamoon]

I think for any coaching job, even a specialist one, you need to possess some form of leadership qualities. Tendulkar has zero leadership qualities. He will fail as a batting coach just like he failed as captain.

 

[Buffet]

Great players don't necessarily become great coach.

 

[DeadlyVenom]

This is one of the biggest myths in cricket. Just because some of the greatest cricketers ever to play the game made enough money to not be lured by coaching contracts doesn’t mean that they cannot become great coaches. It’s an actual job and a lot of retired cricketers don’t have the motivation or desire to do it.

Imran, Sachin, Gavaskar, Wasim etc don’t do coaching because they don’t have to.

Also coaching is a very generic term that encompasses a wide spectrum of roles and responsibilities.

From someone like Sachin, i would prefer him being involved as a consultant on select high profile test series. Participate in net sessions, work with a specific bunch of batters only, not everyone.

Wasim does coaching.

Most of the legendary spells in test cricket come after Wasim has a chat with a player in the morning of a test match before he starts commentary duties.

As for Sachin I'm not convinced it will be a good thing for him or the Indian public. A coach can very easily become a villain and it will tarnish his reputation amongst the masses.

If Sachin needs a role in Indian cricket is should be ceremonial. For example the champions trophy is currently being paraded around all participant countries. Sachin can be rolled out in a similar manner to hype up an Indian series. He can be taken from town to town and fans given the opportunity to pick him up and wave him around.

 

[jnaveen1980]

I am not sure coach can help these guys. Analysts have been telling Kohli has to stop chasing 8th stump line for 5 years. His ego just does not allow him to do that. He continues playing. he continues failing. Analysts call out after that. THen he goes again does the same. Analysts call out again. Rinse and repeat. This is discipline issue. Only wat you fix it by kicking him out. Selectors don't have the cajuns to drop crowd puller like Kohli. Indian fans are their worst enemies. It is because their worshipping he continues getting selected.