The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) Secretary Jay Shah has confirmed that the board has not approached any Australian cricketer with the provide to coach the Indian senior males’s cricket staff.
“Neither I nor the BCCI have approached any former Australian cricketer with a training provide. The reports circulating in sure media sections are fully incorrect,” Jay Shah informed reporters on Friday.
The BCCI Secretary talked about that discovering the best man for the role is a “meticulous and thorough process” and the apex cricket governing physique in India is trying for somebody who possesses a deep understanding of the Indian cricket construction. Shah’s assertion additionally hints that the board is eager on getting a former India cricketer on board for the distinguished place.
“Finding the right coach for our national team is a meticulous and thorough process. We are focused on identifying individuals who possess a deep understanding of the Indian cricket structure and have risen through the ranks,” Shah mentioned.
Shah’s assertion has come after the previous Australia skipper Ricky Ponting claimed that he was approached by just a few BCCI officers for Team India’s head coach role.
“I’ve seen a lot of reports about it,” Ponting told the ICC Review. “Normally these items pop up on social media earlier than you even find out about them, however there have been just a few little one-on-one conversations in the course of the IPL, simply to get a stage of curiosity from me as to whether or not I’d do it.
“I’d love to be a senior coach of a nationwide staff, however with the opposite issues that I’ve in my life and wanting to have a bit of time at dwelling…everybody is aware of if you happen to take a job working with the Indian staff you may’t be concerned in an IPL staff, so it will take that out of it as nicely.
“Also, a national head coach is a 10 or 11-month of the year job, and as much as I’d like to do it, it just doesn’t fit into my lifestyle right now and the things that I really enjoy doing.”
