‘Mendis has not been exposed’

Australia’s John Buchanan has been one of the most successful coaches of this era. Since he joined the Australian team as a coach, the bar has only risen. It has become one of the toughest team to beat.

After his term ended with the Australian team, he was approached by IPL team Kolkata Knight Riders, however, he failed to recreate the same magic in the first edition. Buchnan is in the city for a two-day talent hunt program organised by Omtex for the IPL francisee at the Goregaon Sports Club, where he will select the best players
from U-19 and U-22 category and train them.

“We want to reach out to the grass-root level and build up an infrastructure, pick up talented players for the future. We are going to select a few players and send them to
Australia for training,” Buchanan said. He also revealed that some might get an opportunity to play for KKR in the next season. “If we find good players, they might play for us next season. We are not only looking at the current scenario but also the future.”

The 55-year-old also expressed his views on cricket’s latest debate, the game being included in the Olympics. He said the game needs to clean its image before making in it.
“Cricket ought to initially clean its own backyard and then strive to secure a place in the Olympics,” he added.