debut: 2/16/17
39,840 runs
WI need a certified coach with experience. Bryan Davis
DAREN Sammy made a statement when he was first chosen as the head coach of the West Indies cricket teams. In May 2023, he was selected as the coach of the T20 and ODI teams and in December 2024, he was named coach of the Test team. His statement was that he was not a certified coach, yet he didn’t believe that he would have any problem.I reckon he thought that because he had led the WI team to two Championship trophies, in 2012 and 2016, when, as captain in both finals, WI won the World T20 tournaments in Colombo, Sri Lanka and in Calcutta, India, it would have been enough qualification to be a coach. It proves the ignorance of the game of cricket, not only by Sammy, but by those who put him there.
Maybe Sammy assumed that all that was necessary to lead teams to victory would be the experience gained as a captain. Although this would help to build confidence in one’s ability to lead, it is certainly not the same as being acutely aware of the coaching of the team with all its various problems, having to deal with several personalities who all have to be encouraged into one mindset, in order to move along together like a well-oiled unit with the assistance of the playing captain.Thus, when West Indies lost two consecutive Test matches to Australia in a three-Test series and never looked like winning, one has to wonder at coach Sammy’s statements.In a post-match media conference, Sammy said he knows Australia are stacked with high-class bowlers, but his batsmen must find a way to grind it out. Now really, Sammy? You are the coach and you are saying publicly that the batsmen on your team must find a way to grind it out?Then you continue by sticking their head in it and announcing publicly, “We all know we are playing against the number-one team in the world, four quality bowlers in the top ten.” These two statements are saying to your team that they have no chance and ensuring that they understand that.
As a coach, the players must be encouraged, their confidence bolstered (in the nets, for example). He goes on to say, “we just have not shown when it is tough, to find a way to absorb pressure.” So Sammy is preaching to the media that the WI team is way below the Aussies in the rankings and instead of informing the press as to how you, the coach, are going to deal with this variance in ability, you are saying that the burden is on them.
He continued: “It’s just that our batting has not been up to par against a really good bowling attack.” Who’s to get them up to par?
DAREN Sammy made a statement when he was first chosen as the head coach of the West Indies cricket teams. In May 2023, he was selected as the coach of the T20 and ODI teams and in December 2024, he was named coach of the Test team. His statement was that he was not a certified coach, yet he didn’t believe that he would have any problem.I reckon he thought that because he had led the WI team to two Championship trophies, in 2012 and 2016, when, as captain in both finals, WI won the World T20 tournaments in Colombo, Sri Lanka and in Calcutta, India, it would have been enough qualification to be a coach. It proves the ignorance of the game of cricket, not only by Sammy, but by those who put him there.
Maybe Sammy assumed that all that was necessary to lead teams to victory would be the experience gained as a captain. Although this would help to build confidence in one’s ability to lead, it is certainly not the same as being acutely aware of the coaching of the team with all its various problems, having to deal with several personalities who all have to be encouraged into one mindset, in order to move along together like a well-oiled unit with the assistance of the playing captain.Thus, when West Indies lost two consecutive Test matches to Australia in a three-Test series and never looked like winning, one has to wonder at coach Sammy’s statements.In a post-match media conference, Sammy said he knows Australia are stacked with high-class bowlers, but his batsmen must find a way to grind it out. Now really, Sammy? You are the coach and you are saying publicly that the batsmen on your team must find a way to grind it out?Then you continue by sticking their head in it and announcing publicly, “We all know we are playing against the number-one team in the world, four quality bowlers in the top ten.” These two statements are saying to your team that they have no chance and ensuring that they understand that.
As a coach, the players must be encouraged, their confidence bolstered (in the nets, for example). He goes on to say, “we just have not shown when it is tough, to find a way to absorb pressure.” So Sammy is preaching to the media that the WI team is way below the Aussies in the rankings and instead of informing the press as to how you, the coach, are going to deal with this variance in ability, you are saying that the burden is on them.
He continued: “It’s just that our batting has not been up to par against a really good bowling attack.” Who’s to get them up to par?
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