The former India coach advocated a more professional approach in team selection matters.
The Indian coach said the off-spinner as well as the team is "relaxed".
I hope I have proved that an outsider can make a reasonable fist of it, said India's outgoing coach John Wright
John Wright will continue as the coach of the Indian team till the Pakistan series at home in February-March next year.
India coach John Wright says the Challenger Series, starting in Bangalore on Wednesday, offers fringe players a change to stake claim for a berth in the national side.
Paras Mhambrey will assist coach John Wright in the second leg of the on-going conditioning camp in Bangalore.
Luke Wright blasted 76 off 43 balls as England kept alive their title defence with a six-wicket victory against New Zealand in a World Twenty20 Super Eight match on Saturday.
'When I started to step into the West in 2006, I believed India was not going to be the back end.' 'I understood that no film-maker wants to believe that they are outsourcing their creativity to a low-end place.' 'The application of technology in the hands of our Indian artistes is identical to any of our artists in the West.' 'Nobody in the world can say this shot was done in India and that in London.'
The Indian team was about to wind up a four-hour training-cum-net session at the Lincoln University campus in Christchurch when a tall, confident figure sauntered into the practice area. Former India coach John Wright barely made his presence aware, he was greeted with warmth and affection by the team management and the cricketers. Their reverence for the man, who had begun the process of building a potent, match-winning Indian unit, was evident.
Wright did not travel with the team due to the death of his father but had indicated that he would be with the team\n\nfor the second match.
Jesse Ryder, New Zealand's number one Test batsman in ICC charts, has attributed his red-hot form to inputs from John Wright, the former opening batsman and coach of India.
Wright said it was a good move to pick 36 players, including the India 'A' team for the conditioning camp.
The newly-appointed India 'A' coach said he and Wright will chalk out a gameplan for his team's tour of England.
Wright was called up for Wednesday's sixth match at The Oval and Saturday's finale at Lord's because of injuries to Ravi Bopara, Andrew Flintoff and Chris Tremlett, the England and Wales Cricket Board said in a statement on Monday.
The Indian coach told youngsters at the NCA that one should not be discouraged when results do not come up to expectations.
The Indian captain said while John Wright was willing to compromise a bit, Greg Chappell wanted to rule with an iron fist.
The Indian cricket team's South African coach Gary Kirsten credits former New Zealand captain and ex India coach John Wright for providing him with insights on how to approach one of the toughest and most demanding jobs in the game.
Buttler, who initially struggled this season, rediscovered his golden touch with a batting masterclass.
John Wright, who coached India between 2000 and 2005, said the late Jagmohan Dalmiya, who passed away on Sunday, was a 'tough' but 'fair' boss.
Luke Wright blasted 76 off 43 balls as England kept alive their title defence with a six-wicket victory against New Zealand in a World Twenty20 Super Eight match on Saturday.
Former India coach John Wright questioned the ICC's approval of the much-debated concept of playing day-night Test and wondered whether it would work in reality.
The former India coach will assist the world's top players in upstaging world champions Australia in three ODIs and a six-day Test.
The batting star, struggling with injuries of late, has got a vote of confidence from former Indian coach John Wright.
Sachin Tendulkar is in the same league with Don Bradman and the batting maestro has it in him to become the first cricketer to hit 100 international centuries, former India coach John Wright said on Thursday.
Accepting his Best Actor Oscar for the biopic Oppenheimer, Irish actor Cillian Murphy gave a shout-out to his homeland, saying, 'I'm a very proud Irishman standing here tonight.'
'We have no idea of saying goodbye to anybody at the moment. Wright has done a good job,' said BCCI chief Jagmohan Dalmiya.
"Sachin is not declining. In fact, he is in his prime," coach John Wright told reporters.
India's coach said the Ahmedabad track had nothing to offer world-class bowlers even on the fourth and fifth day.
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India's coach wants his batsmen to exploit the first 15 overs in the coming tri-series, also involving Australia and Pakistan.
"If there were any illusions about how tough this tour was going to be, they were (shattered)," Wright said
The India coach's patience was severely tested following a spate of bad decisions against India on day 2 of the second Test against Pakistan.
"It was an innocent mistake," India coach John Wright said of the incident.
Pune Warriors' assistant coach Rob Walters said losing the wickets of Yuvraj Singh and Luke Wright in the same over proved to be the turning point in his team's 15-run loss to the Delhi Daredevils in a Pepsi IPL match in Raipur.
Former Team India coach John Wright has joined New Zealand Cricket in a high performance role, while John Bracewell was reappointed as coach of the Kiwi side until April 2009.
Images from the EPL matches played across England on Wednesday.
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