The practice of IPL teams employing foreign coaches has drawn criticism from former Indian cricketer Atul Wassan. Wassan played for India in four Tests and nine ODIs before suffering an injury that forced him to retire, at which point he became a well-known cricket analyst.
The discussion concerning the worth of high-profile foreign coaches has begun in response to some IPL clubs’ subpar results this season. The Delhi Capitals are one team that is feeling the fire; in spite of their lacklustre performance over the course of 16 IPL seasons, the team has hired Australian great Ricky Ponting as head coach.
When questioned about Delhi’s coaching staff, Wassan did not hold back. Is Ricky Ponting only there to sit in the dugout, or is there more to this unfairness with Delhi? “What use are they here in the IPL when they are giving the foreign coaches so much money?” he asked India News.
How do they function? Atul Wassan
He continued by challenging the responsibilities played by foreign specialists that franchises employ. In addition, no one seems to be discussing the function of the foreign specialists they invite into their setup. Is your goal in doing this to make yourself appear more formidable in the dugout than your opponents are on the pitch? DC has just once advanced to the final in the 16-year IPL history, he continued.
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“I agree with Atul; the IPL teams like to hire foreign coaches, but what are they getting out of all this?” remarked Rajkumar Sharma, the former coach of legendary Indian batter Virat Kohli, in support of Wassan’s opinions.
The Capitals have only made it to the finals once since Ponting took over as coach, and that was in the 2020 competition, where the Mumbai Indians defeated them. After outlasting the Chennai Super Kings by 20 runs, DC claimed their first win of the 2024 campaign.
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