Dev Whatmore should have been the ideal choice for coaching Indian Team. He has the proven calibre and was too willing to accept the job. But one person who has always played Cricket for himself (not for the country)and who has the distinction of scoring 36 n.o. in 60 overs ODI (readers may recall that he had opened the innnings and faced maximum number of balls in that match)ensured that India never gets a competent coach at all.
Before the Coach Selection process becomes another laughing issue, let the BCCI assert itself and re-constitute the Coach Selection Board with really competent people. BCCI also has a misconception that only a foreign coach is suited for India. This thinking has to change as Mr. Sandip Patil and Mr. Rajput have also done good jobs as coaches. Ofcourse, one advantage with the foreign coach is that he is free from petty regional politics.
