the best coach is the one that takes you to and from the ground ian chappell once said it was a point of view also subscribed to by shane warne mainly to express his disdain for thenaustralia coach john buchanan fact is a good coaching unit is integral to the performance of a team these days with many teams having support staff as big as their playing squads toi takes a look at the roles of these offthefield experts the stars out in the middle cant do withouticc world cup 2019 schedulehead coachat the highest level the role of a head coach is not so much about equipping the players technically or skillwise it is more about manmanagement and getting the best out of each player and helping the captain in strategizing with the help of other members of the coaching staff a physio helps cricketers recover from injuries and manage niggles or chronic pain he also educates them on how to avoid injury cricketers are often at risk of back pain hamstring injuries shoulder strain and more physios diagnose address injuries and provide strategies for a safe progression back on to the field whenever an onfield injury happens it is the physios duty to cater to the player and assess the extent of the injury to see whether he can carry on or seek further treatmenttrainerstrength and conditioning coachthe fitter you are the merrier is your psyche and so is your performance indian teams trainer shankar basu once said that precisely describes the job of a trainer keeping the players in their best shape to tackle the rigours of modernday cricket a trainer works with each player of the team personalising workout methods nowadays teams often have nutritionists working in conjuction with the trainer to chalk out diet plans which must be strictly adhered tosports psychologistmental conditioning coachcricket is a game of fine margins and often it is not the skill of a player that decides the fate of a match but how he aproaches a pressure situation a confident and uncluttered mind helps players take the right decisions at critical junctures and that is where a mental conditioning coach comes into play the role of paddy upton in indias 2011 world cup success underlines the importance of such coachesthrowdown specialistsome teams like india have a throwdown specialist to keep hurling balls at their batsmen using the sidearm an equipment used for the purpose india for instance have found great utility in the services of their throwdown specialist raghu who provides ample batting practice against extremely quick bowling in a simulated environment for the batsmenvideo analystvideo analysis of matches and training are used to help players understand their faults in order to correct and improve on their strengths earlier video analysis mainly involved understanding individual weaknesses and opposition strengths with the advent of technology video analysts these days work with data and complex algorithms to provide teams with realtime inputs which can influence the course of a matchbatting