IPL should give more opportunities to Indian coaches, suggests Mohammad Azharuddin

"The IPL teams should give an opportunity to former India players, who're fairly experienced, to coach their teams. After all, it's the Indian Premier League, and more Indian coaches must get chances in it. Our coaches don't get to coach in the Big Bash or coach the Australian or England teams. It's the franchisees' prerogative to hire anyone, but we must remember that we've former cricketers who've played a lot of international cricket in their time. They too deserve a chance, encouragement and the financial benefits of coaching in the IPL," said Azharuddin on Pahar TV.

"I agree that the Board is giving financial benefits to these former cricketers, but if a lot of foreigners can come here and become millionaires through coaching in the IPL, why can't our players be allowed to do the same? I raised this issue in the BCCI's Annual General Meeting (AGM) last year."

"The Board should take action against the players who are missing domestic games deliberately. When an India player plays for his domestic team, then youngsters get to learn a lot from him. I agree that the IPL is the premier tournament in world cricket, and everyone - the board and the players - benefits from it, but playing domestic is necessary," he added.