Shastri-led support staff should be given a one-year run: Ayub

New Delhi Having seen the Indian cricket team setup from close quarters as manager in Australia former spinner Arshad Ayub says the players are responding well to Team Director Ravi Shastri and the current support staff should be given a oneyear run to make a differenceRavi Shastri PicAFPAyub who was with the Indian team on its fourmonth long Australian journey including the World Cup feels Shastri has had a positive influence on the current crop of players I think Shastri is doing a very good job He is working well with the team and the result is for everybody to seeHe has brought in his vast experience and the boys are responding to his mentorship So I think at the moment the present setup is working really well for the unit Ayub told PTI in an interview from Hyderabad The way the team performed in Australia was a testament to that I mean they really came well from the triseriesdisappointment to play exceptionally well in the World Cup after that The current coaching setup has done a fantastic job and if they are given a oneyear run then they could really make a differenceSanjay BangarAssistant coach Bharat Arun bowling coachand R Sridhar fielding coachare all very able in their respective departments he added Ayub 56 though stayed noncommittal when asked about the administrations delay to find a new coach since Duncan Fletchers departure I dont know about that but what I know is that Shastri has fitted into the role of the Team Director very smoothly Its all about the team responding to a person he saidAyub who toured Bangladesh with the Kirstencoached team in 2010 also said that an Indian can fit into the role of a coach in a better way than a foreigner With a foreign coach there is always that problem of communication That is what I feel But having said that the team did so well under Gary Kirsten He really brought the best out of the guys I was the team manger when India toured Bangladesh under Kirstens mentorship So it depends on person to person he saidOn the team having two captains for different Ayub said that he sees no reason why the setup wont work in Indian cricket On the captaincy front I believe the transition from Mahendra Singh Dhoni to Virat Kohli in the Test team has also been really smooth Kohli has connected with the players so well He is a good leader and will only improve with time whilst Dhoni has already proved his worth he saidI dont think there should be any problem with two sets of captains in different formats Dhoni took India to where it is right now and its the turn of Kohli to take it forward he added An offspinner who played 13 Tests and 32 ODIs during a fouryear international career Ayub backed the spin duo of Harbhajan Singh and Ravichandran Ashwin to come good in the oneoff Test if they are picked in the playing XIHarbhajan is a quality offspinner and has been rewarded for his hardwork I think his experience will certainly count in Bangladesh Ravichandran Ashwin is also a very good spinner and I believe the two will really be an asset in the playing XI he said On Kohlis recent statement that time for learning being over and time to show results Ayub said that he sees sense in the Test skippers visionThe turnaround from the triseries to the World Cup performance was unbelievable and what Virat is saying makes lot of sense now He is looking in the right direction for doing that bringing the overseas change he said Working to uplift Hyderabad cricket as HCA President Ayub is keen to get the state back on its road to gloryRight now at this point of time I am looking to develop cricket in Hyderabad You know Hyderabad lost its name for some time and I want to bring back the lost glory We used to be one of the top four teams of the country So at this point of time I am looking at that and whatever role I can play for BCCI I will be more than happy to that concluded the administrator