Sarwan castigates King; calls him worst coach

Kingston, Jamaica Aug 11 (UNI) Lashing out at former coach Bennett King, West Indies captain Ramnaresh Sarwan has eloquently described the Aussie as ''one of the worst coaches''he ever had.

King quit his job after a dismal show by the West Indies team in the super eight stages of the Cricket World Cup (CWC).

''He's one of the worst coaches I have had.

''The coach was not as open as I would have liked and he was definitely not firm enough,'' said Sarwan, who spent a week in Canada where he had specialised treatment on his injured shoulder.

King along with India's Greg Chapell, England's Duncan Fletcher formed the troika to quit their respective teams, although Chappell's contract with the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has expired after the CWC, yet after Team India's poor performance in the Caribbean it was highly susceptible that he would have got a extension.

The 27-year-old also said that the Aussie was unable to get the best out of some players because he was being too aggressive with them.

''He was also very aggressive and vocally abusive to certain players to the point where he even threatened them. Obviously, this made those players very uncomfortable,'' Sarwan was quoted by the 'Jamaica Observer' Sarwan had suggested that the West Indies team to participate in a training camp prior to international engagements.

''Our preparation leading up to this year's World Cup was not good and it hurt us.'' ''I think it's absolutely critical that we get together for a 10-12 day camp in either Trinidad&Tobago or Barbados which in my opinion have the best practice facilities in the region.

''I also think it's important that we get a coach, manager and trainer in place for the long term,'' Sarwan opined.

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