Gurcharan Singh with MS Unnikrishnan

Cricket historian and author Ramachandra Guha describes the roles played by coaches like Gurcharan Singh as: The contributions of these coaches to Indian cricket are both individual and institutional. Gurcharan Singh is perhaps among a vanishing tribe of cricket coaches who still quietly train hundreds of boys in the fine art of cricket ? to swell the talent pool of Indian cricket. He has played no mean role in the spread of the game in Delhi and has an immense contribution to enriching the talent pool of cricket in North India. When Guchi Paaji sees sparks of talent in a boy, he goes out of his way to promote the boy, including change of school, so that the player can realise his full potential in a cricket-friendly environment.