Cricket - The Gentleman’s Game

India is on a winnig spree and the players have been applauded for their success. Ironically very people recognized the role of India’s new coach Kirsten in this success. This South African former batsman replaced Greg Chappell as the coach of Indian cricket team and is the third consecutive foreign coach to the Indian team.

He talked about his experience as Indian coach and working with the Indian team. He said that he is quite pleased with the performance of his team. He specially mentioned about the huge cultural difference he has been experiencing and how his knowledge of the Indian culture helped him mingle with the team easily.

He praised the Indian cricketers for being humble inspite of the huge celenrity status and importance they enjoy in the country. He said that his players are quite professional and respect the coach and peers irrespective of their experience and status.

He finally said that he prefers to maintain some distance from the players and that he respects the personal space of his team members. He also said that he would definitely make the senior players of the team an integral part when the game strategies are to be decided.

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