Wright ready to work with Ganguly

Chennai, Aug 15 (PTI) Amid mounting speculation on him
being appointed Kolkata Knight Riders' coach, former India
coach John Wright Saturday said he doesn't mind reuniting with
Sourav Ganguly in the Indian Premier League next year.

"We worked well together. It was a good combination. I
have no qualms about working again with Sourav Ganguly,"
Wright, who was the Indian team's coach during Ganguly's
captaincy," Wright, who is here as New Zealand 'A' assistant
coach for the Buchi Babu tournament, told reporters.

Wright, who is tipped to become KKR coach, recalled the
"exciting" stint with Team India under Ganguly.

"Working here is always so exciting since there are
always speculations, which keeps you rather busy and it is
also part of the excitement," Wright quipped.

"Sourav and myself are strong individuals and we had
great times being in the same boat. He was the first Indian
captain from Bengal and I was the first foreign coach for
India and we had known we have to win matches. He did his
things his way. I would challenge him. Sometimes, we did not
know why to agree.

"He did things differently but we had great trust in our
relationship. I was so proud at the way he fought back after
being dropped. It is always nice to see that your players are
doing well, when you are out of the job and being away in your
own country," said the former New Zealand opener.

Wright said he was also pleased to see pacer Zaheer
Khan's revival.

"I was really impressed with Zaheer Khan. His
improvement has been tremendous. He is a world class fast
bowler. I have seen his development from the time when he
wanted to be a professional cricketer," he said.

The former New Zealand captain said India has the biggest
talent pool in international cricket.

"We do not have a bigger talent pool like in India. It
has been very interesting working comparing in India and New
Zealand," he said.

Wright coached India for four years and he says the
biggest difference between the side then and now, is the
increased confidence.

"There seems to be more confidence in the team. They seem
to be winning outside India more. The Test team has so much of
players that I had worked with. The team that won the Twenty20
world event is an exciting side. Gary Kirsten has been working
well along with the team members," he said.

Wright was also impressed by Mahendra Singh Dhoni's
captaincy.

"I follow it that Sachin wants to cross 15,000 runs and
wants to win the World Cup. So, that probably in many ways
typifies the goals and the attitude that the members of the
present team has. Dhoni's captaincy is very impressive. He
probably had a good tutor in Kumble. So India is making
progress," he said. PTI