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India coach set to be picked on Friday

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It is learnt that Sourav Ganguly, part of the committee to decide India’s next coach, has been in favour of an Indian as coach © Getty Images

The cricket advisory committee has asked for additional time from the BCCI before naming the next India coach.

On Tuesday evening, Sourav Ganguly, who is on the committee, had informed the media that they had finished interviewing the shortlisted candidates and would forward their pick to the board’s secretary Ajay Shirke on Wednesday.

But Shirke said the committee wanted to deliberate further on a few “finer points,” and expressed hope that the new India coach would be announced on Friday in Dharamsala, where the inaugural BCCI conclave concludes with the working committee meeting.

It is learnt that Ganguly has been in favour of an Indian as coach and that he was appreciative of the work put in by the previous group of coaching staff led by Ravi Shastri.

Shastri is one of the finalists for the position of India head coach along with former India captain Anil Kumble. The others in contention are Tom Moody, Stuart Law, Lalchand Rajput, Pravin Amre and Andy Moles.

“The Committee appointed by the BCCI for the selection of head coach of the Indian cricket team met today to deliberate further on the options and possibilities based on the presentations made by the applicants,” a BCCI media release said. “After detailed deliberations it was decided that they would further go through the finer details and submit their report to the honorary secretary of the BCCI on the morning of June 24.”

Ganguly was confident of selecting the right candidate and was thankful for the support he has received from the rest of the panel, which includes former India batsmen Sachin Tendulkar and VVS Laxman and former BCCI secretary Sanjay Jagdale.

“I once had an opportunity to select the coach,” Ganguly told the Hindu. “I thought I messed it up in 2005. I am given that opportunity again. To be honest, two-and-a-half years ago, I was thinking myself whether I would want this job. Now today, I am selecting one,” said Ganguly. “Hopefully, we will do it right this time. Luckily, I have got support from Sachin, VVS, the BCCI secretary and the president. Together, we will pick the right person.”

There had been speculation in the media that the delay was the result of the committee being unable to contact India’s Test captain Virat Kohli for his inputs. But Shirke said the committee had not been given any instructions to talk to Kohli.

© ESPN Sports Media Ltd.

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