Five cricket coaches in one year - Guinness Book of Records
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Submitted by Ranjan Rodrigo on February 7, 2012 - 02:27
SLC, both interim and supposedly elected board (majority who curry favour with Politicians) appointed 5 cricket coaches in one year and this has never happened in the history of World cricket. Midway through the year no foreigner was willing to accept the post and after that thr Mudlalai Dharmadasa coaxed Marsh who happened to be in SriLanka to be the next coach. After 4 months, Marsh was unceremoniously dumped as coach without explanation . It is understood that an assistant coach who had been ordered out of a senior meeting then carried tales that Marsh was following his sons match in S Africa when we were losing wickets. This coach was having ideas of being the next coach. In comes Ford ( though having best credentials) recommeneded by Sanath who played under him in SAfrican domestic.
In Australia and India, it is a special committee with cricket expertise who elect the coach. Here it is Sports Minister and a businessman both with not an iota of cricketing knowledge who appointed both Marsh and Ford. Well and good if Ford cam assimilate with the team and produce results.Hope he has a hand in the selections which is of paramount importance. Or else if we do not produce results, Ford will be chucked and the merry go round will go round and round till the death knell of SL cricket.
Ranjan Rodrigo, Sydney.
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15 January 2011
10 hours 53 min
Why doesnt the Minister appoint himself as coach and selector of the team?
8 January 2012
8 hours 8 min
Coach and selector have no side income. In yesterdays match there was a placard " Marsh was sacked by politicians and not SriLankans" The whole world knows about interference and players not being paid for 8 month. What a disgrace.
Ranjan Rodrigo Sydney
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