BCCI opens applications for coach's job, deadline June 10

May 22, 2016 16:47

Accelerating their efforts to find a new coach for the national cricket team, the BCCI today decided to advertise for the position and set June 10 as the deadline for applications.

"We will advertise for the post of coach today and by June 10 anyone can apply and shortlisting will be done after that," said newly-elected BCCI President Anurag Thakur at the BCCI headquarters.

"We are keeping it open, we want people to come. They can come forward, apply and then we can look at the proposals, who are the applicants and who are best for BCCI," he added.

The announcement means the Indian team will be without the services of a full-time coach on its short tour of Zimbabwe beginning June 11.

However, the coach appointment is expected to be made before the team travels to the West Indies in July for a four-match Test series.

Earlier today, former India captain and BCCI's Cricket Advisory Committee member Sourav Ganguly said that the board will take another couple of months to find a suitable candidate for the high-profile position.

Since Duncan Fletcher's departure, India played under the guidance of team director Ravi Shastri, whose tenure ended with the World T20 in March-April.

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