"We can't have the same coaching staff for the T20 and Test cricket. You hire the best for the T20 format. Why didn’t we hire AB de Villers for the T20 World Cup as a mentor? He could have guided the team better.
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Following a devastating semi-final loss to England, Team India was forced to exit from the ICC T20 World Cup 2022. Following the loss, the squad and management have been subjected to a torrent of fierce volleys from many former India cricketers. The fact that the side has received a lot of criticism stems from the annihilation they suffered at the hands of the pair of Jos Buttler and Alex Hales. The hitters quickly chased down 169, putting up a magnificent 170-run stand. Former India cricketer Atul Wassan has now raised concerns about the side and the lack of quality in management.
“We can’t have the same coaching staff for the T20 and Test cricket. You hire the best for the T20 format. Why didn’t we hire AB de Villers for the T20 World Cup as a mentor? He could have guided the team better. He can tell the players a bit about manufacturing the shots,” Wassan told PTI. “This game has proved again and again that you need a new breed. In 2007, we hardly had stars, the team was comprised of youngsters, they played freely and they won the title. We are relying too much on our bigger names to deliver all the time”, concluded Wasan.
England hired Mike Hussey as the mentor for the tournament while Pakistan hired Matthew Hayden. Both of them have proved to be crucial for their respective teams with inside knowledge of the Australian conditions and have helped their sides with much-needed inputs. India had hired MS Dhoni for last year’s T20 World Cup but it was not a successful campaign. There are now already talks of putting together a completely new management for T20Is with the next world cup just 2 years away.
