{"id":58423,"date":"2016-06-17T16:09:09","date_gmt":"2016-06-17T10:39:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mapsofindia.com\/my-india\/?p=58423"},"modified":"2017-04-03T15:27:56","modified_gmt":"2017-04-03T09:57:56","slug":"who-are-the-top-contenders-for-indias-next-cricket-coach","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mapsofindia.com\/my-india\/cricket\/who-are-the-top-contenders-for-indias-next-cricket-coach","title":{"rendered":"Who Are the Top Contenders for India\u2019s Next Cricket Coach?"},"content":{"rendered":"

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In a nation where the game of cricket is viewed as national religion, the position of\u00a0its\u00a0cricket team coach commands the respect\u00a0reserved for the Head Priest. India’s\u00a0apex cricket body, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), is now on the lookout for a suitable Head Coach for the Indian men\u2019s team and the ‘search’ for a suitable coach seems to have attracted massive interest and response. The BCCI has defined and put up on its website the qualification parameters it seeks in the future Head Coach.<\/p>\n

Ever since India won the 1983 World Cup, the Indian team\u2019s game has been improving consistently and today, India is one of the top cricketing nations in all three formats \u2013 Tests, 50 Overs and T-20.<\/p>\n

Not just the game, India has now emerged as the top revenue generating nation from cricket and is the largest contributor to the ICC kitty. The introduction of IPL has further cemented India\u2019s position in the world of cricket and as a natural extension, the Indian team\u2019s performance assumes great importance.<\/p>\n

Therefore, it\u2019s only expected that the coveted position of the Head Coach of the Indian cricket team generates maximum interest and applications. According to reports, the number of applications has already reached 57! The list of applicants includes well-known domestic and international cricketers.<\/p>\n

The position of Head Coach became vacant after\u00a0former\u00a0Zimbabwean cricketer Duncan Fletcher stepped down as India\u2019s coach in 2014. Ever since, India has had to make do with stand-in coaches with inputs from Ravi Shastri, who has been serving as the team director for the last 18 months.<\/p>\n

BCCI was bogged down with its own internal issues and has only now taken up the coach selection process in right earnestness.<\/p>\n

BCCI\u2019s June 24 Meet\u00a0at Dharamsala<\/strong><\/p>\n

The next crucial meeting of the BCCI is due to be held on 24 June at Dharamsala in Himachal Pradesh. The meeting assumes importance as this will be the last opportunity for the BCCI to discuss crucial changes suggested by the Justice Lodha Committee prior to Supreme Court’s verdict.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s very likely that BCCI will announce the name of the new Head Coach at the Dharamsala meet, as India leaves on a crucial tour of West Indies in early July, and BCCI would like the new Coach to take charge immediately.<\/p>\n

Selection Criteria for the Head Coach<\/h3>\n