Group India Head Coach Becoming a member of date, Rahul Dravid or WV Raman: Who would be the subsequent 'Mahaguru' i.e. head coach of the Indian cricket group? How lengthy will he maintain this submit? BCCI secretary Jay Shah has answered this.
Jay Shah stated on Monday (July 1) that the brand new head coach of the Indian cricket group will be part of the group later this month for the restricted overs sequence in Sri Lanka, though he didn’t reveal whose title has been finalized after the departure of Rahul Dravid. Dravid's tenure was until the day of India's T20 World Cup closing match (June 29).
There’s hypothesis in regards to the title of former opener Gautam Gambhir. The Cricket Advisory Committee (CAC) has interviewed Gambhir and former coach of the Indian ladies's group WV Raman.
Shah stated {that a} selector will even be appointed quickly. Shah was in West Indies for the T20 World Cup, the place India gained the title by defeating South Africa by 7 runs within the closing.
Whereas speaking to the media, Shah stated, 'The appointment of the pinnacle coach and selector will probably be finished quickly. CAC has interviewed two candidates and no matter their resolution will probably be after going to Mumbai, we’ll act on that. VVS Laxman will go on the Zimbabwe tour, however the brand new coach will probably be related to the Sri Lanka sequence solely.' The Indian group will go to Sri Lanka to play three T20 and three ODIs from July 27.
Expressing happiness over India profitable the ICC title after 11 years, Shah praised Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli. After this match, Virat, Rohit and Ravindra Jadeja stated goodbye to T20 Worldwide.
Shah stated, 'He (Rohit) was the captain final yr in addition to right here. We gained all of the matches besides the ultimate final yr too. This time we labored more durable and gained the title. If we examine it with different groups, expertise issues. From Rohit to Virat, everybody carried out brilliantly. Expertise made a variety of distinction.'
Jay Shah spoke on the retirement of Jadeja, Kohli, Rohit
Jay Shah stated, 'A great participant is aware of when to retire. We noticed it yesterday. Rohit's strike price is healthier than many younger gamers.' When requested if he’s seeing a section of change after the retirement of those three, he stated, 'Change has occurred when the three veterans retired.'
What did Jay Shah say on Hardik turning into the captain?
On Hardik Pandya's all-round efficiency and the opportunity of him turning into the captain after Rohit, Shah stated, 'The choice on captaincy will probably be taken by the selectors. We’ll speak to them and announce it. Numerous questions have been being raised on Hardik's type. However we and the selectors trusted him and he lived as much as it.' Shah additionally stated that India A group will tour Australia later this yr.
The felicitation ceremony of Indian group will probably be grand
BCCI is planning a felicitation ceremony for the Indian group, however attributable to a storm warning, the Barbados airport is closed and the group is caught right here. Shah stated, 'Such as you, we’re additionally caught right here. We’ll take into consideration the ceremony after reaching India.'
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