Stuart Law says wouldn’t mind being India’s next coach

Stuart Law says wouldn’t mind being India’s next coach: Australia A assistant coach Stuart Law may be busy strategizing India A’s downfall during the ongoing second unofficial Test, but the former cricketer is keen to coach India’s senior team and work with some of the greatest players in the world. In 2009, he was appointed Sri Lanka’s assistant coach and then took charge as head coach when Trevor Bayliss left shortly after the 2011 World Cup.

In an interview with TNN Stuart Law was quoted as saying, “I would love to work with some of the greatest cricketers in the world. I have spent quite a bit of time in the subcontinent. Your first experience will always be memorable. If anyone knocks at my door and offer, I would be more than happy to sit down and listen”.

“Obviously the language barrier is there. Lot of the players in Sri Lanka, they speak pretty good English. Once you build trust and understand each other, all things worked. It is very difficult for an overseas coach to come in sub-continental areas. The biggest trouble will be the way the communication is transpired between captain, players and coach,” he said.

Sharing his thoughts on the upcoming India-Sri Lanka series, Law said, “It is always a good series. Sri Lanka are looking forward to playing against India because India are seen as their big brother. They know that they are going to be in for a contest. India had not played well against Bangladesh in the recent one day series. They have got a point to prove as well. They have a new leader in Virat Kohli. He led India beautifully in Australia. If Virat continues to lead with the aggression he does, India will make a difficult opponent for Sri Lanka,”

The former Sri Lanka coach said India will start as favourites in the three-Test series. “Sri Lanka is going through a bit of rebuilding as well. It is good thing that youngsters coming in to take the place of Mahela Jayawardane and Sangakkara. It is quite an opportunity for them. It is going to be a tough series. It is tough to beat Sri Lanka in their backward. But I think India have got the fair chance. I cannot see any reason that the series coming up cannot be a blockbuster,” he added.