It is not necessary that a good player proves to be the best coach… Even a less experienced player can make his team the best team in the world. Who can be a good example from John Buchanan in this case. Buchanan, a teacher by profession, brought the Australian cricket team to such a point. Where it is a dream of every coach to reach.
John Buchanan is considered the greatest coach in cricket history. In Buchanan’s coaching, the Australian team won the Cricket World Cup of 2003 and 2007. During this time, the Australian team did not lose a single match in both those World Cups. Buchanan turned 72 years old on Saturday (April 5).
John Buchanan also wanted to play international cricket for Australia, but he could not do anything special with the bat at the first class level. His first class career (1978–79) for Queensland was just seven matches. During this, he scored 160 runs with a very poor average of 12.30 and his best score was 42 runs. Buchanan also got to play a list-a match, in which 64 runs are recorded in his name. Then he played club cricket in England and also started a coaching career there.
Later, John Buchanan gave coaching to the team for which he played first class cricket. Queensland won the Sheffield Shield for the first time in 1994-95 in Buchanan’s coaching. Then in October 1999, Buchanan was made the head coach of the Australian team in place of Geoff Marsh. Before becoming the coach of the Kangaroo team, Buchanan also coached the English County Team Middlesex in 1998, where he was on target of critics. Then he was accused of making a simple game more complicated. In his coaching, the team of Middlesex finished 17th in the county championship.
Questions arose on making Bachinan a coach …
Questions were raised on making John Buchanan the coach of the Australian team. It was said that he has no experience of international cricket. Although Bobanan was never going to be easy to follow the footsteps of Bob Simpson and Geoff Marsh, but he soon made a mark in the cricket world on the basis of his special coaching style. John Buchanan did his work from a completely new perspective. In this, he was also approved by his captain Steve Waugh. Later, her tuning Ricky also sat well with Ponting.
John Buchanan used to increase the confidence of the players by giving lectures in the dressing room and reciting poems. However, not everyone agreed with Buchanan’s coaching style … especially Shane Warne, who was angry that Buchanan gave his opinion on his weight and cricket ability. Warne believed that Buchanan invented everything and complicated all aspects of the game.
Former Australian captain Michael Clarke was also not made up of John Buchanan. Clarke writes in his book ‘Ashes Diary 2015’, ‘I don’t think Buchanan was aware of the Australian jersey as he never got a chance to wear it. Buchanan would know very well that he was the coach of a team that any even my dog ​​Jerry could train in such a way that he would become world winners.
… when the Indian team stopped Vijay Rath
John Buchanan was the coach of the Australian team till the 20007 Cricket World Cup. In Buchanan’s coaching, Australia achieved many other achievements besides two World Cup win and three Ashes series win. Under Buchanan’s coaching and Steve Waugh’s captaincy, Australia won 16 consecutive Tests, which is a record. This Vijay Rath was stopped by the Indian team in 2001 under the leadership of Sourav Ganguly. Keep in mind that during the captaincy of Ricky Ponting during 2007-08, the Australian team won 16 consecutive Test matches. Even at that time, India had held the victory chariot of Australia.
If seen, John Buchanan gave Australia coaching in 89 Tests, in which the Kangaroo team won 68. In Buchanan’s coaching in 2004, Australia won the Test series against India on its land, which was a historic achievement. In 2006, Australia won the Champions Trophy for the first time, which further promoted Buchanan’s reputation.
John Buchanan coached Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) in the first two seasons of the Indian Premir League (IPL). However, KKR’s performance was nothing special in his under. This team finished last in the 2009 season. During the 2009 season, the great Indian batsman Sunil Gavaskar accused Buchanan and his coaching staff of racial discrimination against Indian players. He was dismissed in June 2009 after controversies.
The most common criticism about John Buchanan has been that he inherited a very strong team. But no one can deny that in their era, the Australian team continued to dominate world cricket and always landed on the field with a winning mindset. In 2009, Buchanan was included in the Queensland Sport Hall of Fame. Buchanan is also known as ‘Ned Funders’ in the cricket world. Because his appearance resembles the fictional character (Ned Funders) of the American animated SICM ‘The Simpsons’. Buchanan is currently the first XI cricket coach at Brisbane Boys College …..