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Posted: November 1, 2018 4:23: 21h
Vinayak Samant is the third coach of Mumbai in four years. (Praveen Khanna Express Photo)
Throughout his life, Vinayak Samant has tracked Sameer Dighe. As a player, Dighe defeated a guardian spot on the Ranji team in Mumbai. Even after retirement, Samant, by his whim of fate, continues to follow Dighe. He inherits from the Mumbai team who, until last season, had Dighe for coach.
But Samant's hands are full. His task is to orchestrate a turnaround for Mumbai, who has just finished a dull Ranji season last year, where they went to Karnataka in the quarterfinals. Predictably enough, there was a turnover within the team before he took over. Aditya Tare, the incumbent, who led the last three seasons, was replaced by Shreyas Iyer. Meanwhile, Dighe offered to leave his coaching duties as he wanted to spend time with his elderly parents in Mumbai.
Before Ranji's season, Samant talks about new beginnings. "What happened last season is not under my control. Regarding this season, I am extremely confident, "he said on the eve of the opening match of the Ranji of Mumbai against the railways at Karnail Singh Stadium. Newly appointed coach from Mumbai emerges from his team winning the Vijay Hazare Trophy last month, his first title on List-A for 12 years Ajinkya Rahane, Prithvi Shaw, Shreyas Iyer and Suryakumar Yadav, this victory was shaped by Tushar Dehspande , the 23-year-old bowler, who has 15 scalps in 8 games, and Dhawal Kulkarni, deputy captain of Mumbai, who leads his team this season in Ranji, in the absence of Shreyas Iyer, on an international mission, said that much of the credit for Vijay Hazare's victory should be given to Samant "I think the team has managed to regroup well since taking over, he is a very good manager. "
Despite a contract of one year, Samant, the third coach of Mumbai in four years, think it will take time to influence his style with the players. A coaching style that resonates from his playing days, based on self-confidence and cricket par excellence khadoos Mumbai. The 46-year-old "khadoos" is perhaps the most misinterpreted term in cricket jargon. "You see, being a khadoos cricketer does not mean being ultra-defensive, stubborn or anything. It simply means playing positively and depending on the situation of the match. If the request calls for blows, so be it. That's what we mean by khadoos, "he explains. He hopes to be able to pbad some of these features to the team's new faces such as Shams Mulani and Yashasvi Jaiswal.
Samant thinks bowling will help Mumbai take the challenge this season. "Even in the Vijay Hazare, it's our bowling that helped us win. Getting 20 wickets will be the key, "he suggests. His observations are not irrelevant. Shardul Thakur, their most experienced coach, missed the majority of last season as he was on an international mission. The Mumbai campaign was badly hit by the ankle injury of their young coach Tushar Deshpande. This meant that five bowlers – Minad Manjrekar, Shivam Dubey, Akash Parkar, Shivam Malhotra and Karsh Kothari – had been introduced to their Ranji debut. Their inexperience only complicated things for the national giants. With Deshpande fit and roaring, completed by some of parvenus like Shivam Dubey, will put them in a good mood this season. What will worry the management of the team is that Shardul, who is recovering from a right adductor tendon injury, will need another six weeks to be operational again. Samant thinks his team has the potential to reach greatness.
"Our ultimate goal is to win the title. But I asked them to follow it session by session and to implement the plans drawn in the locker room, "he adds. Samant, who is one of the four victories of the Ranji Trophy in Mumbai as a player, now has the great opportunity to reverse the situation of his team as a coach.
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