Conflict may hold up India coach selection process
MUMBAI:THE hiring procedure for the new coach of the Indian cricket team may get delayed as the newly formed Cricket Advisory Committee (CAC) has not yet given the undertaking of conflict of interest, a Committee of Administrators (COA) member said.
“As of now, newly formed CAC has not given any undertaking of conflict of interest. So the hiring process of the coach may get delayed,” the source said on Wednesday.
“But we are expecting the undertaking soon. All are former cricketers and they are doing something or the other. Some are commentators, coach or running an academy. As of now, there is no alternative. We are expecting the undertaking soon from them.”
‘WE WILL BE NEUTRAL’ KOLKATA:THE Kapil Dev-led CAC, tasked to appoint a new head coach, will not be prejudiced, former India coach and member of the panel Anshuman Gaekwad said.
The Kapil Dev-led committee, which also has Shantha Rangaswamy as the third member, will conduct interviews. Incumbent Ravi Shastri has already got the backing of skipper Virat Kohli, who said the team would be happy if the former India allrounder continues.
“There’s no question of what Kohli says or anybody says,” Gaekwad said. RAJPUT JOINS RACE MUMBAI: Former manager Lalchand Rajput has thrown his hat in the ring for the job of India head coach. He is currently the coach of Zimbabwe but has shown his interest in the India job after the ICC suspended Zimbabwe Cricket for government interference.
KOHLI HAS RIGHT TO GIVE OPINION: GANGULY KOLKATA: Former India captain Sourav Ganguly said as the leader of the team Virat Kohli has got every right to voice his opinion in the coach selection process. In his first media interaction after India’s World Cup semi-final exit, Kohli backed Ravi Shastri to continue as India head coach after his extended tenure ends with the tour of the West Indies beginning later this week. “He is the captain. He has got every right to say,” Ganguly said referring Kohli’s comment at the pre-departure media interaction in Mumbai on Monday.