In the drawn first Test at Johannesburg, Indian bowlers couldn't bowl out the hosts on a wicket that aided them, despite defending a mammoth 458-run target.

Dawes was seen giving an extra attention to out-of-from Ishant who slogged it out for about a couple of hours, fine-tuning his line and length at the nets in the afternoon session at the JSCA Stadium, Dhurwa.

India's newly-appointed bowling coach Joe Dawes feels that the Indian Premier League would be a good learning experience for him to understand the Indian cricketers, conditions and culture in a better way.

Kings XI Punjab captain-cum-coach Adam Gilchrist said on Monday that the Mohali franchise might not have some big names but are a balanced side for the fifth edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) beginning from Wednesday.

India's outgoing bowling coach Eric Simmons believes fast bowler Ishant Sharma is "ready for one-day cricket" and should have been a part of the Indian squad in the ongoing Commonwealth Bank tri-series in Australia.

India's new bowling coach has worked as a plainclothes policeman for more than eight years. He has dealt with armed robberies, child abuse, and been part of special undercover drug squads. He is better known in cricketing circles as Wallops or Walloper, a term of endearment for a policeman in Australia.

India will replace their bowling coach Eric Simons with former Queensland fast bowler Joe Dawes at the end of the tour of Australia. Simons' contract expires at the end of the tour, ending a two-year tenure with the Indian team.