'Bring someone like Sehwag or Nehra': Harbhajan bats for separate T20 coach

Former Indian off-spinner Harbhajan Singh came up with the idea of having different coaches for different formats for the men's team.

Bhajji is of the opinion that a separate coach for T20Is would be good for Team India, while Rahul Dravid can continue to coach the Test and ODI teams. Harbhajan even suggested that someone like Virender Sehwag or Ashish Nehra could be called in as India's T20I coach.

“Yes, you have two captains, so you can have two coaches. Why not? Someone whose schedule is different. Just like England with Brendon McCullum. "Someone like Virender Sehwag or Ashish Nehra who worked with Gujarat Titans and Hardik Pandya won his first tournament (IPL) as captain. So bring in someone who understands the concept of T20 and the demands of the game.

"The coach knows that our focus is on T20 cricket. Let's say if Ashish Nehra is the T20 coach, then he knows that his job is to make the Indian team champions in the T20 format and Rahul Dravid knows that he has to work on how the Indian the team can be No. 1 in Tests and ODIs,” Harbhajan said.

"Show more intent in T20Is"

Bhajji also urged Team India to show more intent when playing the shortest format and not depend on two or three players to win matches for them. “I think we need to show a little more intent. If you're playing T20, you can't play it as an ODI. If you are playing an ODI, you cannot play it as a Test match. We can't depend on two or three players to win you a championship.

"When you have a World Cup ahead of you, you need eight to nine guys to step up at the same time. One or two players can win you matches, but it's the team that can win you the tournament," Harbhajan said.