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Logie to quit as WI coach

ONE DAY AFTER his greatest success as a coach and the team's second biggest triumph, Gus Logie, indicated the ICC Champions Trophy was his last tournament in charge of the West Indies team.

Apart from saying "this basically is my last tournament in charge," Logie, 44, in an interview with Ashish Magotra of Rediff.com on Sunday, said his decision to quit was not done overnight.

"This was decided almost three-four months back," explained Logie a former West Indies batsman.

"I don't like the fact that somebody tells me that I will not be able to have the opportunity to contribute to this team anymore. I do not like the fact that the new coach will have the opportunity with more authority than I ever had. But Windies cricket is greater than all of us and I was willing to step aside," Logie said in the interview.

On Saturday, Logie guided West Indies to their first major tournament victory in 25 years when they defeated England in a thrilling ICC Champions Trophy final at the Oval.

"It is no secret that the West Indies Cricket Board is looking for a foreign coach and they have already spoken to a lot of people. Whoever comes in, I hope he gets a lot of support; certainly a lot more than what I was getting," said Logie, who played 52 Test matches for the West Indies between 1983 and 1991.

Logie added: "I had a two-year contract and that contract ends in June next year. I don't think we had the patience to wait for the results in the West Indies. We wanted instant results and if you don't get that then the knives are always going to be out for you."