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Mumbai: BCCI's newly appointed bowling consultant, Eric Simons, knows very well that his current stint with Indian cricket is strictly limited to a month from now. The 47-year-old South African is also the first to admit that nothing much can be achieved in a month's time. He is also of the opinion that the team is certainly in need of someone with a longer stint (in a coach's role) to take things forward.
"From what I understand, this (Indian) team has a great urge to get better, improve in all departments. That is a nice way of looking at things for a side which ranks as the world's best right now. My assignment here is to add my share of expertise and it's a great privilege," Simons told TOI on Monday.
"In the current scenario, there is space for a specialist. It is not in my capacity to talk about the (length of) time I spend but in my discussions (with coach Gary Kirsten), the idea has been to assess situations," he says.
Simons says coaching is a tough job, especially at the senior-most level because the challenges are varied and of a highly demanding nature.
Right now, the idea is to just "spend time" with the team and see in what way help can be offered. "Nothing will make sense if we speak about the immediate results we're expecting. It's a long and continuing process," he says.
Simons' most important assignment post the India-Bangladesh Test series will be to help the Indian attack bowl to its strengths against South Africa, the coach's home country. There's no doubt why he sees a challenge ahead.
