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If you could get some coaching ... who would you get it from?

adharcric

Well-known member
If you all had the opportunity to get some coaching in batting, bowling, fielding and captaincy, which international cricketer would you get it from? It can be anyone from the past or present. Remember, just because they are the most talented doesn't mean they would be the best coach. No one would want batting technique tips from Sehwag. I can imagine certain pace demons like Shoaib Akhtar not being as approachable as say a Andrew Flintoff or Rahul Dravid. The fact that Chappell is the only national coach right now who is an all-time great cricketer shows that it's not just about cricketing ability. So, who would you choose?

Batting:
Bowling:
Fielding:
Captaincy:
 

vic_orthdox

Global Moderator
Batting: Jacques Kallis
Bowling: Greg Matthews
Fielding: Jamie Siddons
Captaincy: Shane Warne/Greg Matthews
 

howardj

Well-known member
Batting: Kallis
Bowling: Warne (I'm a legspinner)
Fielding: Ponting
Captaincy: Taylor
 

deeps

Well-known member
Batting: Rahul Dravid
Bowling: Waqar Younis
Fielding: Jonty Rhodes
Captaincy and mental disintegration ;): Steve Waugh
 

Dasa

Well-known member
Batting: Rahul Dravid
Bowling: Erapalli Prasanna
Fielding: Jonty Rhodes
Captaincy: Mike Brearley
 

Craig

World Traveller
Batting: Geoff Boycott
Bowling Michael Holding/Sir Richard Hadlee
Fielding: Jonty Rhodes
Captaincy: Ian Chappell
 

oz_fan

Well-known member
Batting: Kallis
Bowling: Michael Holding
Fielding: Jonty Rhodes
Captaincy: Clive Lloyd
 

cpr

Well-known member
Batting: Neil Fairbrother (for attacking shots), Mike Atherton (for defensive)
Bowling: Shane Warne
Fielding: Johnty Rhodes
Captaincy: Mike Atherton
 

Ikki

Well-known member
Batting: Bradman
Bowling: Lillee/Warne
Fielding: Ponting
Captaincy: Border/Warne
 

GotSpin

Well-known member
Batting: Mark or Steve waugh
Bowling: Warney
Fielding: punter
captaincy: punter..just kidding- tubby
 

BoyBrumby

Englishman
Three choose themselves for me, but fielding is harder. Rhodes is probably the best I've seen, but that doesn't necessarily mean he'd be the best coach. It's probable he was just a supremely gifted athlete.

Batting: Geoffrey Boycott
Bowling: Dennis Lillee (I'm a pish seamer...)
Captaincy: Mike Brearley (would love to have spoken to DR Jardine too tho)
Fielding: Mike Young (not an international cricketer, but Australia's fielding went to pot when he got the heave-ho)
 

alternative

Cricket Web Content Updater
Batting: Sunil Gavaskar
Bowling: Dennis Lillee
Fielding: Jonty Rhodes
Captaincy: Saurav Ganguly or Steve Waugh
 

Sanz

Well-known member
Batting :- G Vishwanath/Azharuddin
Bowling:- W Akram
Fielding:- Rhodes
Captaincy:- Dont need one. ;)
 

Fusion

Global Moderator
Batting: Rahud Dravid
Bowling: Wasim Akram
Fielding: Jonty Rhodes
Captaincy: Imran Khan
 
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