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Ian Bell o trenerskiej przygodzie: czerwona piłka wciąż fundamentem

Legendarny angielski batter Ian Bell rozpoczyna pracę jako asystent trenera w Delhi Capitals przed startem IPL. Były pięciokrotny zwycięzca Ashes podkreśla, że pomimo rozwoju T20 gra w County Championship i doświadczenie z czerwoną piłką pozostają kluczowe dla współczesnych graczy.

Five-times Ashes winner has since had a varied coaching career and believes the red ball is still fundamental to the modern playerIt’s a sunny spring afternoon, a new season looms, and just a short stroll down the road from Knowle Dorridge Cricket Club, Ian Bell is in his local stressing the importance of County Championship runs. One of the purest Test batters England has produced this century, Bell is also about to fly to the Indian Premier League for a spell of coaching.Not that the two are necessarily a contradiction. Bell is excited to be joining Delhi Capitals as their new assistant coach before the IPL that starts on Saturday – a significant opportunity in his second career. But as much as T20 has transformed the sport, Bell insists that time batting against the red ball is still fundamental to the modern player. Continue reading...