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Kumble should handle NCA, says Binny
By CricketCountry Staff
Former India all-rounder Roger Binny has opined that National Cricket Academy (NCA) must be under control of former India leg-spinner Anil Kumble.
Published: Aug 27, 2011, 05:30 PM (IST)
Edited: Aug 27, 2011, 05:30 PM (IST)
Roger Binny believes that Anil Kumble (in picture) is the only right person to be handed over the responsibility of handling NCA © Getty Images
By CricketCountry Staff
Mumbai: Aug 27, 2011
Former India all-rounder Roger Binny has opined that National Cricket Academy (NCA) must be under control of former India leg-spinner Anil Kumble.
Binny was quoted by Mid Day on Saturday as saying, “Anil has brought in some good ideas, but unfortunately they haven’t been put in place yet. Give him a free hand because he is the right man for the job. He just finished playing at the highest level. There’s nobody else in the country to do this job better.”
Binny also feels that the NCA today has lost its way and needs to be restored immediately to the original cause for which it was set up.
“We started out on the same lines as the Australian Cricket Academy (ACA). That’s why we had Rodney Marsh set it up — the seeds were planted nicely. The whole idea was to bring U-19 and other junior cricketers and work with top-class coaches for a lengthy period.”
He added, “However that never happened since there’s no continuity in the coaching process.”Players join the academy and are sent home after a month. That’s why NCA is losing out. It’s become very mechanical; players need to be treated on a personal level.”
Binny also added that there is no need to have two separate academies for abtting and bowling.
He said, “Having them (players) here for one month doesn’t serve purpose. What’s the point of having separate batting and bowling academies? The batsmen need to face good bowlers, and vice-versa. They have to be under one roof (like the Australian module). This isn’t working out.
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“The players are to be blamed because they don’t want to sit out due to injury and allow the recovery process to take place. NCA cannot be blamed for that. There’s a lot being said about certificates being handed out easily. Don’t forget, the players are accepting them, and selectors are hurrying them back into the national side.”