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New Delhi, Feb. 9: Former India opener Wasim Jaffer has resigned as Uttarakhand's head coach due to “interference in team selection”, days before they were to compete in the Vijay Hazare Trophy, beginning on February 20.

Cricket Association of Uttarakhand (CAU) has accepted his resignation.

“I feel really sad for the players as I genuinely think that they have lots of potential and can learn so much from me but are denied this opportunity because of so much interference and bias of selectors and secretary in the selection matters for non-deserving players,” Jaffer wrote in an e-mail to the association.

Cricket Association of Uttarakhand's secretary Mahim Verma rejected Jaffer's claims and said he was given everything he had asked for since being appointed as the state team's coach.

“We gave him whatever he asked for, had a pre season camp for a month, let him choose his outstation players, trainer and bowling coach but his interference in selection matters was getting too much,” Verma said.

POWAR IS NEW MUMBAI COACH

Former India off-spinner Ramesh Powar has been appointed as Mumbai team’s coach for the Vijay Hazare Trophy.

Powar got the charge after Amit Pagnis quit from his post following the team’s dismal show in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy.