The legendary all-rounder Kapil Dev on Saturday said he would not take up of the job of coaching the Indian cricket team, saying he did not have the passion for it and he won't enjoy it either.
Kapil Dev told reporters here that he was a person who puts his heart in any assignment and indicated that he would not be able to do that working as Coach of the Indian team.
"I have done my job. I am happy and content. If I force myself, I will not do a job. If I don't enjoy, I will not do the job," he said.
"You must have passion to do things. That's why I don't do that (taking up the assignment)," Kapil Dev said.
He said he enjoyed giving tips to children in "Gully Cricket", organised by MAX channel of which he is the Brand Ambassador, that takes him to different cities.
Responding to a question, he said there was nothing wrong in having a foreign coach so long as he did a good job. "We should not do it (appointing foreign coach) for glamour."
Asked if the present coach John Wright was doing a good job, he said Navjot Singh Sidhu and Ravi Shastri, who are closely following the game, were the two persons who can answer that question.
Tour match, Chelmsford, day three of four
India 516 & 327-6 drew with Essex 279 & 186-3.
India enjoyed some fruitful practice before the third Test against England as their clash with Essex at Chelmsford fizzled out into a draw.
Essex had reached 186 for three after 56 overs in their second innings and still trailed by 378 when Ronnie Irani and Sourav Ganguly agreed to call the match off.
Essex left-hander Richard Clinton (53) struck six fours from 104 balls on his way to a half-century, while Rav Bopara finished on 47.
There was another wicket for Indian off-spinner Harbhajan Singh to add to the seven he gathered for 83 in the first innings - he had James Middlebrook caught by Shiv Sunder Das for 24.
Andy Flower was forced to retire hurt on 23 and Essex will be anxious he is not seriously injured.
Virender Sehwag forced Jon Dakin to nick one behind to wicketkeeper Ajay Ratra for six to leave Essex on 137 for three, while Bopara and Barry Hyam (16 not out) before the close.
India batted for another 28 overs this morning before declaring on 327 for six to leave Essex 565 frbehind.
Andrew Caddick has been recalled by England for next week's third Test against India at Headingley.
The Somerset opening bowler makes a welcome return from a side strain suffered during the third Test victory over Sri Lanka in June.
And Andrew Flintoff is named in the 13-man squad despite needed an operation to alleviate the groin injury that has plagued him this summer.
The timing of Flintoff's hernia operation - which will keep him out of action for four weeks - will depend on whether he can play at Headingley as England look to seal a series win.
The 24-year-old will be assessed during England's practice days ahead of the Thursday start, but the lack of a suitably similar replacement may force him into action.
Fellow all-rounder Craig White has already been ruled out with a side strain.
"Andrew Flintoff is a key player for us and we will have to see how he is after practice next week," said chairman of selectors David Graveney.
England all-rounder Andrew Flintoff, struggling to be fit for the third Test against India next week, has become the new talisman in the side according to chairman of selectors David Graveney.
The Lancashire player needs surgery on a troublesome groin injury but could still play in the third Test which starts at Headingley, Leeds on Thursday after being named in a 13-man squad on Saturday.
"Freddie (Flintoff) is keen to stay involved, he's probably taken on the talisman role from Darren Gough within the team and he's a difficult guy to replace," Graveney said.
"He has got to have an operation related to a hernia condition, it's not too dissimilar to what footballers get. "It is something that we can dictate when that takes place. But it also means we have got to look after him."