Former India international Dinesh Mongia has been appointed as the head coach of the Arunachal Pradesh cricket team.
44-year-old Dinesh Mongia has been appointed as the head coach of the Arunachal Pradesh cricket team for the upcoming season.
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The development has been confirmed by Dinesh Mongia to the Sportstar.
“There will be a challenge for sure. These young players are slightly lagging behind, so with my experience and knowledge, I will help these guys improve their game and hopefully, in a year or two, I can give you some good results,” Dinesh Mongia was quoted as saying by Sportstar.
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“I have to create a formula to make them understand what real cricket is. Arunachal and some northeast states don’t have very good infrastructure right now, but I need to get them to the ground and get the results. It is a challenge for sure, but I am looking forward to it,” he said.
Mongia had represented India in a total of 57 one-day internationals and a one T20 international.
He was also a part of the 2003 Indian World Cup team that finished runners-up.
In the 57 ODIs, that Dinesh Mongia represented India, he scored a total of 1230 runs at an average of 27.95.
The left-handed batsman played for India in an ODI for the last time in 2007.