Mike Gatting has been very experimental with Indian menu.
Last month, former English cricketer Mike Gatting was in Mumbai for a book launch. The Royal Bombay Yacht Club was the venue where the batsman shared his memories of India.
"My best moment in India is just around the corner. I am not very religious, but I was coming out of the Taj Mahal hotel playing the one day, Test match in 1984-5. I was about to get on the bus. A little boy said to me, 'You are going to get a 100 today.' I did not make anything of it. I found it strange, I looked around my teammates and there was nobody there. It was one of those moments, you don't know, why, where. We did not win that Test match sadly but that was an interesting moment as I did go on to make a 100," he said.
Mike Gatting at the launch of book 'Fortune Turners', authored by Aditya Bhushan and Sachin Bajaj.
That day was when his teammate, Graeme Fowler and he got a double hundred in the same innings of a Test match. "Batting was a huge challenge, I just remember those days it was just interesting," he said with a shrug.
Food and India have an interesting tale for Gatting. "I have had so many tours to India, I have tried it all. All Indian food is never bad. On my first trip, they said, 'Just stick to the chicken tikka or the butter chicken and you won't go wrong'. That is what I had for the first tour or so. I decided to expand the menu when I came here the second and third time. I am very fortunate, I don't have a favourite," he said with a laugh.
Shastri, Chappell & Kumble: Colourful & Controversial Cricket Coaches Of Team India
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As the shortlisted names of the candidates for the top job of the men's team coach are out, Ravi Shastri as incumbent is again in the mix. Captain Virat Kohli made it clear before he left for West Indies that he would prefer Shastri. It is up to the Cricket Advisory Committee (CAC) led by Kapil Dev to pick the new coach. This is expected by this weekend or early next week.
As the wait is on, here are what a few former coaches have said and done that cast the limelight on them:
As the shortlisted names of the candidates for the top job of the men's team coach are out, Ravi Shastri as incumbent is again in the mix. Captain Virat Kohli made it clear before he left for West In..
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India's coach from 2017-2019, Ravi Shastri was the team director in 2015-16 as well. The former Indian captain has spoken too much and as a result faced a lot of criticism. In December last year, Shastri who let some inappropriate words out in Hindi during a post match interview. He was overjoyed with India's win in the first Test match against Australia in Adelaide and said, "Of course we will not let go but for a moment there, our b**ls were in the mouth." Social media was abuzz with a lot of criticism for the Indian coach using this language.
India's coach from 2017-2019, Ravi Shastri was the team director in 2015-16 as well. The former Indian captain has spoken too much and as a result faced a lot of criticism. In December last year, Sha..
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The Australian who was the coach of the Indian cricket team from 2005-2007 had his term clouded with numerous contention. One of them was his email to then BCCI President Ranbir Singh Mahendra. In the email, Greg Chappell wrote of Indian captain at that time, Sourav Ganguly being "prone to panic" which he claimed "affected the team morale". The email was sent soon after the Indian tour of Zimbabwe in 2005. He wrote that, Ganguly's "tinkering with the batting order was sending wrong signals to the players". The skipper's pacing around in the dressing room he claimed "pressurised other players". Chappell also accused the captain of faking injuries. He went on to suggest that Ganguly step down as captain and concentrate on his game. At the Eden Garden, Chappell even showed the fans the middle finger when they booed him for this decision later that year.
The Australian who was the coach of the Indian cricket team from 2005-2007 had his term clouded with numerous contention. One of them was his email to then BCCI President Ranbir Singh Mahendra. In th..
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The Zimbabwean was coach of the men's cricket team from 2011-2015 during which the team started to stagnate with lack of fresh ideas and bad composition. Duncan Fletcher was one who hardly spoke to the media. This gave a sense of lack of concern and seriousness. The poker face Fletcher often left the fans trying to read his body language for a sense of what to expect. He was known as the man with the shades because he was always seen with his sunglasses on.
The Zimbabwean was coach of the men's cricket team from 2011-2015 during which the team started to stagnate with lack of fresh ideas and bad composition. Duncan Fletcher was one who hardly spoke to t..
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The outspoken Indian spinner was India's first appointed coach from 1990-91. Bishen Singh Bedi was called the team's manager during his tenure in 1989-90 during their tour Down Under. After the team lost their match against Australia in the Rothmans Cup, Bedi had said, “The entire teams should be dumped into the Pacific.” He was very angry with the bad performance of the Mohammad Azharuddin-lead team that he made this comment.
The outspoken Indian spinner was India's first appointed coach from 1990-91. Bishen Singh Bedi was called the team's manager during his tenure in 1989-90 during their tour Down Under. After the team ..
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The former Indian spinner was coach of the national men's cricket team from 2016-17. Anil Kumble was appointed captain for a year but stepped down because of differences with captain, Virat Kohli. In his tweet, Kumble clearly explained his expectations as coach as he thanked the team and fans for their support during his tenure.
The former Indian spinner was coach of the national men's cricket team from 2016-17. Anil Kumble was appointed captain for a year but stepped down because of differences with captain, Virat Kohli. In..
