Re: Gavaskar a 'destructive' influence - Bishan Bedi
^^ Could it be that gavaskar wanted to see someone coaching team india, who to 10K was a person 10K can influence with team strategy+selection.
John is not such a big strature of a coach as Whatmore or chappell, so chances of him being feeling intimidating gavaskar are less than Whatmore or Chappell.