Anil Kumble, has no experience to coach a team- one of the BCCI criterion to pick Team India head coach, he mentored Royal Challengers Bangalore and Mumbai Indians in IPL.
Anil Kumble, has no experience to coach a team- one of the BCCI criterion to pick Team India head coach, he mentored Royal Challengers Bangalore and Mumbai Indians in IPL.
Former India skipper Anil Kumble became Team India’s new Head Coach on Thursday. The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) made the announcement on the sidelines its Annual Conclave in Dharamsala.
The BCCI announces the appointment of Mr. Anil Kumble as Head Coach of the Indian Cricket Team for one year. pic.twitter.com/yZNohzFfwc
— BCCI (@BCCI) June 23, 2016
While Anil Kumble, who led India in the past, has no experience to coach a team- one of the BCCI criterion to pick Team India head coach, he mentored Royal Challengers Bangalore and Mumbai Indians in IPL.
-"It is preferred that the candidate should be qualified through a certification/assessment program conducted by any of the Full Member countries, and currently possess such a valid certification,-" read one of various qualifications BCCI was looking for in a coach.
Although Kumble did not meet the BCCI criteria of having coached an international or first-class team, Cricket Advisory Committee comprising of former Indian cricketers Sachin Tendulkar, Sourav Ganguly and VVS Laxman used its right to view outside the 21 out of 57 candidates the Indian cricket board shortlisted.
It was reported that Kumble’s two-hour long presentation, where he discussed roadmap for Team India home and abroad across formats, impressed the three-man committee.
Former Team India director Shastri, who was out of country, made his case via video call.
-"Our attempt is to ensure that the announcement is made Thursday on the third day of the annual conclave in Dharamsala. We expect to make an announcement in this regard by this evening,-" BCCI president Anurag Thakur told the media here.
The BCCI is presently hosting its first ever four-day annual conclave at the HPCA Stadium in Dharamsala.
The BCCI's advisory committee, appointed to pick the Indian head coach, will forward the final choice to honorary secretary Ajay Shirke.
The date for forwarding the name was previously reported to be June 24.
The three-member BCCI's cricket advisory panel comprising eminent cricketers Sachin Tendulkar, Sourav Ganguly and VVS Laxman had interviewed the shortlisted 21 candidates.
Former Indian cricketers Anil Kumble, Pravin Amre and Lalchand Rajput, along with other aspirants were interviewed on Tuesday.
Last week, the sport's governing body had shortlisted 21 candidates out of 57 applicants for the post of head coach of the Indian team after they met the primary criteria specified by the BCCI.
This comes as former cricketer Ravi Shastri's as the team director contract end.
(This story originally appeared in the deccan Chronicle as may the case be)
