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Disappointed at Gibson’s take on Cricinfo

Apr 08, 2012 Sports

 

 

Dear Editor,
It is with great annoyance and frustration that I pen this letter about an article posted on the Cricinfo Website on April 04th 2012 by Mr. Daniel Brettig and titled ‘Deonarine on probation -Gibson’. The article quotes Mr. Gibson (coach of the West Indies cricket team) saying that Mr N. Deonarine is a direct swap for Mr. M Samuels who is currently participating in the Indian Premier League (IPL). Furthermore the coach spoke at lengths about Mr. Deonarine’s fitness and its effects on his ability to bat for long periods. He stated that this was the prime reason for him to be dropped from the team.
It is disheartening what the coach had to say in the above mentioned article.
First I would like to examine the fitness issue.  Mr. Gibson being the coach is foremost responsible for the fitness programme of the team.
I must agree that players have to show the dedication and discipline necessary towards their individual fitness that will ensure that they are match ready however it is the coach who needs to be mentor and guide to the players and prepare the programmes that each player can follow to enhance their fitness.
No two individuals are alike physically and as such individual programmes might be required for each player to follow. The coach at no point in the article alluded to what he has done to improve Mr. Deonarine’s fitness neither did he say whether he presented Mr. Deonarine’s local coaches (Guyana Cricket team coaches) with a fitness programme/regime which they can use to improve Mr. Deonarine’s fitness. We must remember that Mr. Gibson is head coach of West Indies Cricket and therefore it is expected of him to work along with member cricket teams.
I recall our own S. Chanderpaul’s difficulties at the beginning of his career to bat for long periods without cramping and the number of test innings he had to bat before registering his maiden test century. Had Mr. Gibson been the coach at that period of Mr. Chanderpaul’s career probably he would have been a discarded cricketer. While I cannot use the names of two great cricketers Mr. A Ranatunga and Mr. Inzaman-Ul-Haq as excuses for poor fitness I must remind Mr. Gibson that they went on to have prolific careers and to even captaining their countries successfully despite their fitness constraints.
Secondly the coach referred to Mr. Deonarine as being a temporary solution for Mr. M. Samuels who is currently participating in the IPL. Many cricketers have sacrificed the cash the IPL offers for the glory and honour of representing their country in test match cricket. Mr. M Clark the current Australian captain is a very good example. Is the coach telling us that he will be willing to cast his lot behind a cricketer that will not make himself available for test matches because of the IPL rather than someone who has the talent and ability as Mr. Deonarine and is willing to make himself available for all matches?
Mr. Editor the coach should revisit what he said and embrace players who have the talent and ability and work with them with the intention of correcting whatever flaws they may have so that they can produce the results that the West Indies Cricket team so desperately needs. His current approach will only isolate players and de-motivate them.
I am throwing my lot behind Mr. Deonarine and would like to wish him well in the upcoming series against Australia.
Renaldo Puran

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