Bengaluru: Beginning a brand new chapter in his teaching profession, former India pacer Dodda Ganesh on Wednesday took over because the head coach of the Kenyan cricket staff in Nairobi.
Having signed on the dotted line on Tuesday, the 51-year-old — in his maiden function as a head coach of a nationwide staff — took over the staff with screening of gamers. A seasoned warhorse on the home circuit, Ganesh has prior to now labored with the Rwanda and Nigerian nationwide groups.
Chatting with TOI concerning the new function, Ganesh stated: “I’m excited and prepared for the problem.With the ICC division challenger league subsequent month adopted by the T20 World Cup Africa qualifiers in October, it’s going to be a race towards time.”
Ganesh, who has coached on the KSCA Academy and the state groups like Manipur and Goa, has been handed a one-year contract with former homegrown internationals Joseph Angara and Lameck Onyango aiding him.
Ganesh, outlining his affiliation with Kenya, revealed, “My first go to was as a part of the Karnataka staff that performed four-day and One-Day matches in 2000. Since then, I’ve stored in contact with folks from right here. Once they marketed for the publish, I felt I ought to give it a shot.”
reviving fortunes
Over twenty years in the past, Kenya confirmed loads of promise as an rising cricket nation and even made it to the 2003 World Cup semifinals. After the excessive, it was a free fall for the African nation, they even misplaced their ODI standing in 2014. However Ganesh, who performed 4 Exams and a lone ODI in his temporary 13-month worldwide profession, is concentrated on reviving Kenyan cricket.
“The primary job is to qualify for the ODI and T20 World Cups. I’ve been in Kenya for every week now, attempting to determine areas that have to be labored on instantly. This isn’t only a golden however a diamond alternative to make a distinction. I’m certain teamwork and onerous work goes to assist us develop into a formidable staff once more,” defined Ganesh, who’s a veteran of 105 first-class matches and 89 Listing A contests.
Ganesh can also be exploring the feasibility for the Kenyan staff travelling to Bengaluru for follow within the close to future.
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