Daren Ganga launches cricket coaching series

The coaching series is designed to take a cricketer/enthusiast, regardless of skill level, from the basics to the advanced level, with chapters on the pitch and equipment, officials, players and fielding positions, batting, bowling, fielding and wicket-keeping.

In each chapter, the concepts are explained and proper techniques and drills are demonstrated in an exciting, stimulating and easy-to-use format.

In addition, “The Fundamentals” feature stories and tips from Ganga’s former Windies teammates Sir Curtly Ambrose, Ian Bishop, Shivnarine Chanderpaul, Ricardo Powell, Ramnaresh Sarwan, Sunil Narine, as well as WI women’s cricketers Anisa Mohammed and retired umpire Billy Doctrove.

At the launch, Ganga reflected, “as a young boy growing up in Barrackpore, cricket and football were a part of everyday life.

“My brothers, Sheldon, Sherwin and I would spend countless hours playing on the streets, in the yard and sometimes the neighbour’s yard, not to mention in school. And the Sunday cricket match, at the village ground, was a fixture for my family.”

After the trio started paying more attention to cricket, Ganga said, “we learnt from observing relatives. We also looked at players from the village and we would receive guidance from the schools’ coach (at Naparima College).

“That is how we got the start, that is how we learnt the game of cricket.”

He continued, “the problem is it is difficult to progress past a certain point in cricket without exposure to professional coaching for fine-tuning of technique, elevating performance and succeeding at the highest level.”