Pune, Oct. 1 :     The contrast isn?t just in the number of Tests played ? Kapil Dev 131, David Trist 0 ? it covers other areas too. For instance, the newly-appointed Indian coach feels two years is probably not enough to turn a team around. His opposite number, though, believes a two-year contract is just about right if not the ideal period for such an appointment. ?I?ve been appointed for two years and you can be sure I won?t be looking for an extension,? remarked Trist, for whom the current tour is assignment No. 1. Trist, with the never-to-be-missed walrus moustache, has succeeded Steve Rixon. He is a national selector as well. Speaking to The Telegraph at the Blue Diamond Hotel this morning, awaiting confirmation of the start of the tour-opener (versus India A), Trist added: ?Two years of giving everything will be more than enough. Hopefully, I would have carried the team forward and it will be time for, perhaps, a different type of coach to take over. ?Of course, the same type of coach could also do, but one who may put things differently. Obviously, a truly skilled person is one who knows exactly when he has contributed enough. If I could put it this way ? even the players may tire of the same delivery.? Trist hasn?t played international cricket but, over the years, gained quite a reputation as a coach who delivers ? be it at Eastern Province (South Africa), Canterbury or Auckland. That helped him edge out, among others, former New Zealand captain John Wright. Incidentally, Trist was Holland?s coach during their only World Cup appearance, in 1996. That assignment had brought Trist to India (for the opening ceremony), his second trip to these parts. Trist is nostalgic about his seven-year stint in Holland (1990 onwards). ?Oh, Dutch cricket gave a lot to me and I, in return, gave a lot too. Indeed, even after quitting as national coach (soon after the World Cup), I returned to help develop the overall structure. In fact, I was in Holland when New Zealand Cricket confirmed my appointment.? His first visit to India, by the way, was way back in 1969, when he was summoned as a replacement for the Graham Dowling-led team. ?Oh, I didn?t do anything then except carry drinks,? quipped Trist, a right-arm quick who, by his own admission, ?tried to bat? and ?should have done better.? Was he at a disadvantage of sorts, not having played top-grade cricket? Trist paused for just a wee bit before answering: ?It?s certainly not a major drawback. I?m clear about my role which, strictly in a nutshell, is to help players develop for the betterment of the team. Today, I?m looking to build on our gains.? But would he have preferred beginning this fresh innings at home, with the many home-advantage benefits? Trist replied smiling: ?The reality is that I?m here. It?s a huge challenge and I?m not going to reflect on what could and should have been the most comfortable start. Suffice to say I?m comfortable (in India).? Perhaps making Trist feel even more comfortable is the ?jumbo? back-up team: A computer analyst, technical advisor and human resource assistant, not to speak of the manager (former captain Jeff Crowe) and physio. That will be another story, though.