Former Pakistan captain and left arm fast bowler, Wasim Akram, has doubts over the appointment of Eric Simons as bowling coach for India.
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Akram, who is currently with the Kolkata Knight Riders team in the IPL as bowling coach, was amazed at the BCCI's decision to appoint Simons for the two Test series against Bangladesh and South Africa.
Akram apparently reacted to reports of Simons' appointment with "Kaun hai yeh banda?" (who is this guy? literally translates). But perhaps Akram was more interested in the credentials of the former South African cricketer.
Akram was critical on a couple of decisions related to Simons' appointment, questioning the BCCI and other Indian boards over their penchant for foreign coaches when local coaches could have given a better insight and interacted with players in the local language.
He also raised questions over how a foreign coach (in this case, South African Gary Kirsten) recommended a fellow compatriot for the support staff roles. Was he referring also to John Buchanan who had an Australian entourage, including his son, on board while coach of the Shah Rukh Khan owned team?
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