India coach Duncan Fletcher’s aversion to the media is well documented. Rumour has it that not interacting with the media on a regular basis was one of his conditions before taking over as India’s head coach in 2011.

With due respect to Fletcher’s desire to stay away from media conferences, it’s time for him to get out of his comfort zone and do some tough talking, just like he would want his players to go the extra mile and perform more difficult tasks — for example, scoring runs on more challenging pitches.