With the Supreme Court-appointed Committee of Administrators (CoA) inviting applications for the posts of Team India's coaching staff, it has come to light that the trio of Kapil Dev, Anshuman Gaekwad and Shantha Rangaswamy are favourites to be given the responsibility to pick the head coach of the men’s team.
Speaking to IANS, a BCCI functionary said that while the trio haven't been officially appointed for the role as yet, talks are on.
“They haven't been handed any official appointment yet, talks are on, so too early to comment on the matter,” the functionary said.
Further, one of the three involved in the fray said that no official communication had been given yet. “I can only confirm my position once the process is complete and I have an official letter of appointment,” the former cricketer said.
Interestingly, the trio had appointed W V Raman as the women's coach after the official Cricket Advisory Committee (CAC), comprising of Sachin Tendulkar, Sourav Ganguly and V V S Laxman, had sought more time and clarity in the aftermath of the women's World T20 fiasco. BCCI's Ethics Officer D K Jain is currently looking into the process followed in the appointment after CoA co-member Diana Edulji cried foul.
While the ad-hoc CAC will appoint the head coach, all other support staff appointments will be done by CEO Rahul Johri, as per the newly registered constitution of the BCCI.
As per the invitation for the posts, the appointment of the coaching staff shall be from 5 September to 24 November 2021, while the appointment of the administrative manager shall be for a one-year period.
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