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"Even the ICC chief executive Haroon Lorgat has said that it is about time the member boards showed more grit while dealing with the Indians."

Well, for a mentally ill individual, this particular line seems especially sane.

He may be barking up the wrong tree in terms of "compensation" but why were Pakistani players banned for three editions of the IPL?

Also, just read the first few comments and it's clear to see the vitriol with which the average internet Indian regards the entirety of Pakistan. If that is an indicitive attitude of a national zeitgeist, then it is obvious that any Pakistani with an opinion will find it difficult to be listened to in India as an equal with whom to debate with, and instead ignored and ridiculed.
 
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The World fast bowling stocks look better now.

Apart from the few top names (Steyn, Morkel, Anderson, Broad, Tremlett, Zaheer, Gul), there are so many good new talents. Cummins, Philander, Pattinson, Starc, Bracewell have had excellent starts to their careers. Junaid Khan and Southee will go far too. Cheema is old but doing well for Pak at the moment. England have an endless supply of reserves with Bresnan, Finn, Onions, Woakes, Shehzad, Meaker. Zimbabwe have unearthed a useful trio of Jarvis, Meth and Vitori, with Rainsford on the sidelines. Boult looks good for NZ. Rampaul has turned epic, while Roach and Edwards are still rapid. Malinga in ODIs. And even India have have the promising-but-raw pair of Yadav and Aaron. Praveen is making medium pace swing bowling sexy again, and if Irfan's form in Ranji is anything to go by, he's nearly back to his best.

Only Sri Lanka really struggling for a seam attach now.
 
^None of these guys bar Steyn and Cummins are exceptionally quick. Morkel is pretty rapid as well. Rest are 140 KPH sort of guys. There are no Lees Akhtars and Waqars there. I have high hopes regarding Cummins though.
 
Cummins, Starc, Steyn, Morkel, Broad, Tremlett, Finn, Shehzad and even Ishant have all touched 150/have the capability to touch 150. Whether or not they can do it regularly is another thing, but the potential is definitely there.
 
Does anyone know what is the procedure and eligibility to become a coach as per the rules of BCCI and ICC? I searched BCCI's website but couldn't get any information.
 
Does anyone know what is the procedure and eligibility to become a coach as per the rules of BCCI and ICC? I searched BCCI's website but couldn't get any information.

Eligibility - keep your phone available when BCCI decides to call you. Make sure not to mess with Indian players when you play against them. Know to shut your mouth in public. Make sure to not speak against BCCI openly. Make sure not to talk too bad about the big players in public. If you do this you will be the highest paid coach in the world and a fanatic supporter base :thumbs:thumbs

Work risks - effigy burning, sudden dismissal, end of personal life, always under media glare.
 
I know that in England you'd basically gain ascending levels of ECB coaching badges. Not sure what sort of set up India has in that regards?
 
Eligibility - keep your phone available when BCCI decides to call you. Make sure not to mess with Indian players when you play against them. Know to shut your mouth in public. Make sure to not speak against BCCI openly. Make sure not to talk too bad about the big players in public. If you do this you will be the highest paid coach in the world and a fanatic supporter base :thumbs:thumbs

Work risks - effigy burning, sudden dismissal, end of personal life, always under media glare.

Thats world known! I asked for anything apart from that which is not available anywhere on the Internet. At least I couldn't find it.

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I know that in England you'd basically gain ascending levels of ECB coaching badges. Not sure what sort of set up India has in that regards?

May be it would be similar here as ICC rules are same. Slight changes could be there as per the board's rules though. Anyways, could you please through some light on the matter, my friend?
 
No worries dude, you're welcome. Without people interested in coaching from the grassroots up, there would be no cricket.

I never actually finished my first coaching qualification but from U15 until about 19 I used to help out with the colts at my club. Whilst at school I would sometimes work during the summer for their cricket courses they would put on during the holidays. Mostly you're there to just keep an eye on the kids, but at the same time if you're enthusiastic, patient and good at being ignored, "Ok, so try and play with a nice high elbow and a straight bat. Don't worry about runs just yet... Ok then, or just slog across the line again!" :) "You need to make sure you're bat isn't too heavy for you and that size wise it measures up correctly... Ok then, or just buy a massive heavy bat because you saw KP using something that had the same stickers on!"

Essentially though, I always found it was about trying to make sure they enjoyed the game, too many kids can be turned away from sports too early. Since, as a club my team now has one of the strongest colt sections in the whole of London, it's a philosophy that has definitely worked in terms of retaining players (I'm not taking the credit by the way, it was just a concious direction the club took when I was captaining the U15's and as a result got me interested and involved). Along with the manager of the team, we both fully agreed that no one who plays does nothing, regardless of whether it affects the chances of us winning. Afterall, you'll struggle to find people to make up a full XI if all they ever get to do is field at fine leg. When kids are young, too often teams just rely on the kid that's bigger than the rest to score all the runs and take all the wickets. This hampers the ones who technically have a lot going for them, and with the right early encouragement the potential can be unearthed as they continue to grow :)

Now, obviously, being at a level where you work at a local club level is fairly easy to start doing, it just requires the time and effort. From there though, aspirations of perhaps doing it as a profession will require some actual hard work and keeping an open mind :)
 
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