Why was Sir Viv Richards not offered the coaching job?
When Viv Richards toured New Zealand as West Indian coach we had made it very clear that the contract was only for one tour. The usual process to select a coach in the West Indies is that one has to apply for the job. Then, a select committee evaluates the applicant’s merit. There were other applicants too and he was not selected. The committee, which did the interviews and evaluated each applicant’s merit, probably didn’t find him fit for the coaching job. So, what you are saying is that even a legendary figure like Viv Richards needs to have qualifications to qualify for the coaching job? Well, the committee probably felt that he did not meet the requirements it had prescribed for a coach. But I don’t think the coach is a major problem. However, everybody knows that when he [Viv] coached the side in New Zealand, we lost. I think we’ve to do many other things than just deal with a coach. Why did Hooper have to leave for Aussie cricket? I don’t know the exact reason, but we were told t
