Pressure, politics put Langer off!
Updated On: 25 May, 2024 06:32 AM IST | New Delhi | PTI
Former Australia cricketer Justin reveals he didn’t apply for India coach’s job after LSG skipper KL Rahul warned him of the high demands that go with it
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India captain Rohit Sharma (centre) with teammates before the start of a T20I match against Afghanistan in Mohali earlier this year. Pic/AFP
Former Australian cricketer Justin Langer was enticed by the prospect of becoming India’s head coach but KL Rahul’s word of caution regarding the “pressure and politics” that come with the job dissuaded him from pursuing the “amazing” opportunity. Langer, who served as Lucknow Super Giants’s head coach this IPL season, recalled a chat with franchise skipper and a senior member of the Indian team Rahul.
“You never say never. And the pressure of doing it in India...I was talking to KL Rahul and he said, ‘You know, if you think there’s pressure and politics in an IPL team, multiply that by a thousand, [that’s] coaching India,” Langer told the BBC Stumped podcast.
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