It’s time to reflect, rethink and reinvent says Bangar plans for his future.
Former Team India batting coach Sanjay Bangar was part of the coaching setup for five years and witnessed the growth of the national side very closely and was an integral part of the team.
The Board of Control for Cricket in India(BCCI) decided to appoint a new set of coaching staffs after India's semi-final exit from the World Cup 2019, Bangar is now planning for a fresh start and is not interested in dwelling on the past.
“Being disappointed was a natural feeling which lasted for a few days. This break gives me time to reflect, rethink and reinvent,” Bangar said during an interview.
The BCCI decided not to renew Bangar’s contract, which came to an end after India’s West Indies tour. The 46-year-old expressed that he is happy to help the Indian cricket side.
“I look back at the progress the team has made since 2014 and being world number one for three years in a row with happiness,” he said. “We won 30 out of the 52 Tests we played and 13 of them were overseas. We consistently did well in the ODIs as well. The only thing that eluded us was the World Cup.”
Bangar received a lot of criticism from the fans after several reports broke which suggested that it was his decision to hold back MS Dhoni till the very end during India's semi-final loss against New Zealand during the 2019 ICC Cricket World Cup in England.
“The entire team management and selection committee were part of the decision making for the number four in the lead up to the World Cup,” he said. “The choice of player relied on current form, fitness test criteria, whether he could bowl, etc.”
“Virat always looks to iron out deficiencies. We worked on his alignments, positioning on the crease, his approach in seaming conditions," he said.
"Shikhar was initially considered to be an off-side player, he used to stay beside the line of the ball a lot. We worked on how he could get behind the line and open up scoring areas and overcome his dismissals against the short ball."
“With Rohit, we constantly worked on his head position to overcome his problems against incoming deliveries from right/left arm angles. In Pujara’s case, we worked on reducing the width of his stance, and how he could be more upright. It is to their credit that they worked tirelessly to unlearn old methods and learn new ones through constant repetition,” he concluded.
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