You can't apply domestic coaching module in IPL: KKR coach Chandrakant Pandit on handling Russells and Narines

Andre Russell, Sunil Narine and Pat Cummins come calling during the next season of IPL. The 60-year-old former India stumper is also ready to mould himself within permissible limits when he dons the hat of Kolkata Knight Riders' head coach in the 16th edition of the league. "You don't have to use the same method everywhere.

One has to be a little flexible while trying to understand the psyche of each player, which is very important," Pandit told PTI during an interview post his appointment as the first Indian head coach of KKR. "I always do that (study players) and accordingly we can strike a reasonable understanding and move forward," Pandit hammered home the point that he doesn't use a "One Size Fits All' approach to coaching. He has no hesitation in admitting that some of the top players like Russell and Cummins have a lot of experience and he will never use his Ranji Trophy methodologies at the IPL level.

"These are experienced players. They are playing all these years at highest level and of course same method can't be used at every level. You have to understand and study their methods and ensure that all the cricketing demands are fulfilled more than anything else," he added.

Reputation of demanding full freedom and authorityAt the domestic level, state associations approaching Pandit have always known that if you want his services, you have to give him full freedom to operate and run the show alone. But will it be possible at the IPL level, where the demands are different and people who are monitoring your performance are more business-oriented in their approach? "I don't know what has been made of my image. But I understand that in a job of a head coach, things need to be taken forward in such a way that they are