John Buchanan hits back at his critics!
John Buchanan has hit back at comments by former cricketers, especially by Sunil Gavaskar, who described the Australian "failed former cricketer making a living telling international players to do what he couldn’t do".
‘There were always people who were more than willing to put the knife in, and the fact that I never played Test cricket was simmering in the background of these digs, particularly by a select few. I never shook the feeling that the axe was always hovering,"
Buchanan was quoted as saying by the ‘Times’.
He also shared about his love hate relationship between Rajsthan Royals captain and spin legend Shane Warne, who made fun and criticized the coach’s ideas when they played together.
"There was indeed a lot of attention given to the relationship I had with Warne. You must remember we are from opposite ends of the spectrum regarding personalities. He might have spoken his mind to the press but at least he spoke his mind and you would never die wondering with him. Even though I have massive respect for the person, the player and the entertainer, we have a distant relationship. There is no conversation between us to speak of,"
Buchanan felt most people have misinterpreted his four-captain theory.
"My four-captain policy has been misinterpreted by most people and I would just like to clarify it," Buchanan said. "Basically, I will not select a squad captain but will select a captain for each match. That captain will make all the normal decisions such as field placing and bowling changes, however, with a unique, fast-flowing and hectic game like Twenty20 I feel there should be more decision-makers, more captains in the process to succeed, so one has to think differently,"
He compared Twenty20 to a battle and continuous adaption, quick thinking and out maneuvering opponent every time is the need of the time.
I feel, cricket when stripped down, boils down to skills. If Jesse Ryder is better at batting he will succeed. It’s simple as that. So I not trying to get myself confused with all this.
Any given day, Shane Warne and Sunil Gavaskar are better than John Buchanan. Not at coaching but at cricket over all.
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