Both Shastri and Sujon letting captain/senior players to dictate the game plan and XI selection. This should motivate the seniors to take more responsibility, while the coaching staff focus on helping junior players with technical issues.
Downside is that so much emphasis on personal preferences of the captain can often demoralize the rest of the team (which I think happening in case of India). But then again, the same thing happen when personal preferences of a strong head coach dictates game plans and XI selection, without having much say from players (which was the case with Hathuru).
For now, having Mash at the helm, it may work out well for us. But when Shakib takes over, I will like to see another strong head coach dictating and guiding him. Shakib is very aggressive as a player, but very defensive as a captain - he needs to change there. Also, he can be sometimes very biased towards certain players - need a coach to keep him in check.
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