EVERY time a new coach takes charge of a cricket team, their tenure, more often than not, and legacy get defined by what the team achieves on the big stage. More so in Indian cricket. This has been the case for the past 20 years. However, it cannot be achieved through just one person -- the coach. As the sport evolves so do the coaching manuals. With time, the coaching is not restricted to just one man. In modern-day cricket, like in movies, the success of the team revolves around the supporting cast too. A team of specialists who supplement the coach. Whether it was John Wright or Greg Chappell or Gary Kirsten or Duncan Fletcher or Ravi Shastri or Rahul Dravid, they had their own staff who they relied on. India's newest head coach Gautam Gambhir too sings from the same hymn book.
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