Ishant and most young Indian seamers tend to get over-coached once they reach international level and sometimes lose their natural action. The most notable example of this is Irfan Pathan, and watching him today makes you wonder if he is that same guy who once swung the ball so naturally with such a smooth action 6 years ago. What a waste of talent. India can't afford to let talented players go to waste time and again. Ishant was going the same way until recently, when he got his wrist position back. Now he looks a bit more like did when he first debuted, and the results are there for everyone to see.
Strangely enough, when a young batsman makes his debut for India, he is encouraged to play his natural game. The idea is that the style of play that got him this far is the style he should continue playing. You would think that the same advice would be given out to their bowling counterparts! But that clearly isn't the case here. At international level, you really don't need to overhaul someone's technique, a few technical adjustments would suffice and then the rest is learned through experience. Perhaps coaches treat Indian bowlers with pre-conceived notions and don't expect them to hold their own at international level?
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