Whatever, Guru Greg's acheivements have been, and they have been discussed passionately here already... at least one thing is certain.. that Guru Greg is totally media hooked... he craves media attention... Is this a desirable quality in a coach ? Its primarily because of him that so much mudslinging has been done in the media, and damn its still going on... sms ?
I remember Guru Greg said he was 1. "not employed by you people" and 2. several questions to him were "inflammatory" 3. journalists wanted to "put words in his mouth" 4. He will not blame anyone (god bless his soul) and that this is "collective" failure.
After that he himself is frantically sending smses to whom ?
Media - to whom he said all these things - to whom he said he will not blame anyone before BCCI meeting - I wonder who is with Guru Greg on the other side who is "forcing" him to type these messages. (some big ugly man ?)
As a team India has failed fine... but as a coach... whose first job is to ensure the players are shielded from too much attention... he has failed miserably...
Out with him I say... and bring in a more talented and a more respectable coach... And take your time to find one... if Tom Moody can motivate a ageing SriLankan team to be top performers... age is no bar for Indian players as well. A team needs a healthy atmosphere... and if the coach cannot handle all this... he himself should leave. (which he will not, given a chance, which i hope he is not given).
I'm quite sure much more drama will still unfold come this April 6. Its a mess chaps...
