Darren Lehmann emerges as candidate to replace Mickey Arthur: report

from 1998 to 2004 with an average of nearly 45,Lehmann has

won the Indian Premier League in 2009 as coach of Deccan

Chargers. He is now the coach of Queensland.

Lehmann,though,has been weighing his options as he

doesn8217;t know whether he would be prepared for so much time

overseas,a report in 8216;Daily Telegraph8217; said.

Those close to Lehmann said there were few men like him

who know more about Australian cricket system and at same time good at educating young cricketers and helping them reach

their potential.

8220;He was a very good cricketer himself and he is trying to

teach these blokes about the game as a whole,8221; said Queensland chairman of selectors Trevor Hohns,the former national selection boss.

8220;He is actually doing coaching in the real sense of the word 8211; teaching players about different scenarios in cricket and caring about their wider lives. He makes sure the players enjoy themselves,8221; he added.

8220;That doesn8217;t mean getting out on the grog. People

misconstrue that.8221;Queensland skipper James Hopes said Lehmann would make a great Australian coach.8221;I think the key to him is he treats players as themselves,8221; James Hopes says.

Arthur,on the other hand,doesn8217;t seem to have been widely accepted by the Australian public as the team has been losing. Also,the coach8217;s sacking of four players was viewed as over the top by many cricket observers. He shut down his Twitter account this week after being bombarded with a barrage of abuse.