Published: Oct 27, 2014, 06:26 PM (IST)
Edited: Oct 27, 2014, 07:06 PM (IST)
Oct 27, 2014
Joe Dawes, the former Indian bowling coach who agreed to quit following India’s poor show in England earlier this year, has denied that language barrier was a reason behind his exit.
Dawes and Trevor Penney, the fielding coach, had agreed to terminate their contracts which were valid till the end of the ICC World Cup 2015 with the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), and took compensation.
According to The Courier Mail, Dawes says that even though the reason behind his exit is being portrayed as language barrier, there was nothing.
‘‘They thought there was a language barrier issue. But I had things in place to assist me with that. I have a very simple grasp of Hindi but cricket is also a universal language. I would use either the manager or one of the bowlers who spoke English to communicate,” Dawes said.
‘‘I would use [fast bowler] Ishant Sharma all the time because he spoke good English. I would always make sure he was around to give me a hand. At the end of the day they sent me for a rest while they had a think about which direction they wanted to head in. There has been a big push in India to get local Indian coaches in,” he added.
The 44-year-old Dawes has coaching roles with Indian Premier League (IPL) side Kings XI Punjab (KXIP) and Adelaide Strikers. He says that losing the Indian coaching job will not result in the end of his coaching career.
“At the moment I am just catching my breath and I am really enjoying being at home. But there are two jobs I am really passionate about doing if and when they become available. One is the Queensland Bulls job, where Stuart Law is doing an awesome job at the moment. If he decides to move on down the track, I would love to have a crack at that. And of course I would love to be involved in the Australian team in a coaching position one day,” Dawes added.
