"Obviously, I have interest in coaching but only time will tell what can happen in future. If the BCCI feels that I can be a good coach to the team, I will be ready. I feel I can create a difference in terms of the ability of the players, their form and their development. That will be one way of my repaying the game," Ganguly told Aaj Tak.
One of India's most successful Test captains was quick to point that his vision of a coach would only be to give back-up support to the captain.
"I have always maintained that the captain is the most important link in the team and he should do whatever he feels to. He has to take certain on-the-field decisions. When I was captain for five-six years there were many occasions when I had to reverse whatever we had decided in the team meetings according to situations. The coach is just there to help the captain and have the players ready for games, but the coach will always take a back seat as ultimately the players will go out and perform. Whosoever it can be, a Ganguly or a Rahul Dravid, may be a Sachin Tendulkar and a Duncan Fletcher, the coach will have to support the captain through his man management skills," Ganguly said.
Asked if he was eyeing the World Cup 2015 as the time frame for him to become the coach, Ganguly felt Fletcher ought to be a frontrunner for that.
"The World Cup is three years away and if the team does well in this season, obviously Duncan will be given an extended contract till the World Cup. I think we need to back Duncan as he needs good results. He has a young side under him and he would need to work hard for the team to win outside of the sub continent. Before him, Gary Kirsten had a very important stint and the team played very well under him so I would really want Duncan to do well," he said.
Ganguly felt time was ripe for Indian coach to take over the mantle, saying: "When John Wright came in, the situation was different and the need was to have a foreign coach who could expose the players to modern fitness and training methods. Different captains and different coaches brought in that culture within the team where the players believed they could do well abroad. But the Indian cricket is well aware of the modern techniques now."
"Don't forget we won the World T-20 in 2007 and the CB Series in 2008 under Lalchand Rajput and on the victorious 2007 tour of England, Mr Chandu Borde was the coach. So it is about the ability to understand the players better that matters now," he added.
On suggestions of him being approached by the BCCI for the post of chief selector to replace Krishnamachari Srikkanth, Ganguly said, "Honestly, I should not be talking about it (the offer). Remember, I just retired from the game a few years ago plus one has to stay away from home as a selector to watch even domestic players. Right now, this seems a bit difficult for me. All I can say is that this is a very important phase in Indian cricket as at least four selectors will change."
"I am sure the BCCI would get the right people in as it will be important to get selectors with experience as they can relate to young players and groom them properly. I am hoping for Mohinder Amarnath to become chief selector as he is just a year into his term," Ganguly added.
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